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verb (used without object)
1.
to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
verb (used with object)
2.
to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring sound: The plane whirred them away into the night.
noun
3.
an act or sound of whirring: the whir of wings.
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whir or whirr (wɜː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping |
| 2. | a bustle or rush |
| —vb , whirs, whirrs, whirring, whirred | |
| 3. | to make or cause to make a whir |
| [C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kvirra, Danish hvirre; see | |
| whirr or whirr | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kvirra, Danish hvirre; see | |
| whir or whirr (wɜː) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping |
| 2. | a bustle or rush |
| —vb , whirs, whirrs, whirring, whirred | |
| 3. | to make or cause to make a whir |
| [C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kvirra, Danish hvirre; see | |
| whirr or whirr | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kvirra, Danish hvirre; see | |
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Word Origin & History
whir
c.1400, Scottish, "fling, hurl," probably from O.N. hvirfla, freq. of hverfa "to turn" (see wharf). Cf. Dan. hvirvle, Du. wervelen, Ger. wirbeln "to whirl."
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