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whir |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --Beattie. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: whir n : sound of something in rapid motion: "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: {whirr}, {whirring}] v : make a soft swishing sound, as of a motor working or wings flapping [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {birr}, {purr}]
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