[hwur, wur] 
verb, whirred, whir⋅ring, noun | 1. | to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner. |
| 2. | to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring sound: The plane whirred them away into the night. |
| 3. | an act or sound of whirring: the whir of wings. |
| whir (hwûr, wûr) v. whirred, whir·ring, whirs v. intr. To move so as to produce a vibrating or buzzing sound. v. tr. To cause to make a vibratory sound. n.
[Middle English whirren, probably of Scandinavian origin.] |
