Definitions for: Whir


[n] sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
[v] make a soft swishing sound, as of a motor working or wings flapping



Webster (1913) Definition: 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. --Beattie.


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. --Shak.


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.

Synonyms: birr, birr, purr, whirr, whirr, whirring, whiz, whizz

See Also: go, sound, sound

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