Whir

[Whir]

Sound of something in rapid motion

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To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.

Noun
sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird''s wings"; "the whir of the propellers"

Verb
make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"

v. i.
To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.

v. t.
To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.

n.
A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.

Whir

Whir , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whirred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whirring.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. .] To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.

The partridge bursts away on whirring wings.

Whir

Whir, v. t. [See Whir to whiz.] To hurry a long with a whizzing sound. [R.]

This world to me is like a lasting storm, Whirring me from my friends.

Whir

Whir, n. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.

To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.

To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.

A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.

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