whirrwhirn.

Brit.

/wəː/,

/hwəː/, U.S.

/(h)wər/

Forms: Middle English Scottish qwirre, 1500s Scottish quhir, 1500s–1600s whurre, 1600s whirre, 1600s–1700s whur, 1700s–1800s whurr, 1800s whirr, whir.

Etymology: See whirr v.

†1.

a. Violent or rapid movement, rush, hurry; the force or impetus of such movement. Obsolete.Sometimes approaching sense 2; but in early use the stress is on the movement rather than the sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > with or as with sound

whirra1400

whizzing1607

whizz1620

whizziness1839

whooshing1976

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 560 All flames þe flode as it fire were,..And þan ouer-qwelmys in a qwirre.

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1854 In a qwirre [v.r. whirre] as þe quele turnes.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. v. 114 The sovir schaft flaw quhisland wyth a quhir.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) i. iii. sig. B.ij No haste but good,..for whip and whurre The olde prouerbe doth say, neuer made good furre.

†b. figurative. Commotion of mind or feeling; a mental or nervous shock. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [noun]

stirringc888

maleasea1300

uneasea1300

diseasec1330

perturbationa1382

unrestfulnessc1384

disturbancea1387

unroc1390

distroublancea1400

perturbancec1425

unquietnessc1460

inquietation1461

conturbationc1470

unheart's-ease1470

distroubling1487

wanease15..

inquietness?1504

unrufe1508

sturt1513

pertroublancea1522

inquieting1527

unquieting1548

turmoiling1550

unquiet1551

agitation?1555

storm1569

wanrest1570

discountenance1577

float1579

disquiet1581

brangling1584

diseasefulnessa1586

restlessness1597

hurry1600

disturbancy1603

disquietment1606

disordera1616

laruma1616

uneasinessa1616

diseasementa1617

discomposture1622

discomposition1624

whirr1628

discomposednessa1631

discomposure1632

pother1638

incomposedness1653

inquietude1658

uneasefulness1661

toss1666

disquietednessa1680

intranquillitya1699

disquietude1709

bosom-broil1742

discomfort1779

rufflement1806

feeze1825

uncomfortableness1828

discomforture1832

astasia1839

dysphoria1842

purr1842

peacelessness1852

palaver1899

perturbment1901

heebie-jeebies1923

wahala1966

agita1979

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xl. sig. P5 Knowing himselfe chollericke, and in that whirre of the mind, apt to rush vpon foule transgression.

1702 J. Vanbrugh False Friend v. i I'm mightily muddled with a Whur—round about in my head.

1728 C. Cibber Vanbrugh's Provok'd Husband ii. i. 32 They slupt the Door full in my Feace, and gave me such a whurr here—I thowght they had beaten my Brains out!

2. A continuous vibratory sound, such as that made by the rapid fluttering of a bird's or insect's wings, by a wheel turning swiftly, or by a body rushing through the air.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [noun] > whirr

whirring1581

hurring1582

whirr1677

burr1818

birr1837

whirra1929

1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) ii. 168 Whur, is the rising and fluttering of Partridge or Pheasant.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 346 The Goat sucker..makes a loud singular noise, like the whur of a spinning-wheel.

1829 R. Southey All for Love ii. 15 A whirr of unseen wings he heard.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. ii. iii. 111 The wide simultaneous whirr of shouldered muskets.

1847 H. W. Longfellow Evangeline i. i. 23 Shuttles..Mingled their sound with the whir of the wheels.

1887 H. Caine Son of Hagar iii. v Between the whirrs of the wind he heard the tinkle of the signal bell.

1893 T. F. Tout Edward I (1896) xi. 196 The king's horse took fright at the whirr of the sails of a windmill.

figurative.1874 G. Meredith Let. to Capt. Maxse 5 Aug. I do not see my way out of the encircling whirr of work.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

whirrwhirv.adv.int.

Brit.

/wəː/,

/hwəː/, U.S.

/(h)wər/

Forms: Middle English Scottish quirr(e, quir, quhir, Middle English–1600s whirre, 1500s Scottish quhirr(e, quhyrr(e, 1600s whurre, 1600s, 1800s whurr, 1700s whur, 1600s– whirr, whir.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian.

Etymology: The early occurrence of this verb and the related noun in northern texts makes a Scandinavian origin probable; compare Danish hvirre < *hvirve , Norwegian kvirra , Swedish dialect hvirra , apparently assimilated forms of a verb *hvirfa (compare Old Norse hverfa wharve v.), related to hvirfill whirl n., hvirfla whirl v. In later use the English verb has been reinforced by onomatopoeia.

1. transitive.

†a. To throw or cast with violence and noise; to fling, hurl. Obsolete.

ΘΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] > violently

dusta1225

stetec1330

swinga1400

whirra1400

wapc1440

whirlc1440

to throw off1551

swash1577

ding1614

bung1825

whither1825

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 2226 Othire athils of armes Albastis bendis, Quirys [v.r. whirres] out quarrels.

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 128 The formost Ranks it [sc. hailshot] whirr'd Vpon the next, the second on the third.

b. To carry or hurry along, to move or stir, with a rushing or vibratory sound. (In modern use causal from 2.)

ΘΠ

society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > rapidly

rush1554

whirr1609

posta1616

whirl1616

spin1696

romp1895

shoot1919

shimmy1923

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [verb (transitive)] > whirr

whirr1609

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > move in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > move with rushing noise

whirr1909

1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xv. 72 A lasting storme, whirring me from my friends.

1909 Nation 27 Nov. 363/1 They whirred their wings.

1921 A. F. Robertson Story of Pam ix As he was ‘whirred’ through the night.

2. intransitive. To move swiftly in some way (rush, fly, dart, flutter, turn, etc.) with a continuous vibratory sound, as various birds, rapidly revolving wheels, bodies flying quickly through the air, etc.

ΘΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move progressively in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > with vibration

whirra1400

hotterc1650

tremble1730

vibrate1756

flick1853

quaver1943

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [verb (intransitive)] > whirr

whirra1400

birra1522

skirr1567

brill1688

burr1838

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1556 All þe cite..felowis him eftir, Quirris [v.r. whirrez] furth all in quite.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. xiv. 96 Furth flaw the schaft..And quhirrand smait him throw the thee.

1606 G. Chapman Gentleman Vsher iii. sig. D^v The great wheeles Turning but softly, make the lesse to whirre About their businesse.

1728 J. Thomson Spring 35 Into..a neighbring Bush They drop, and whirring thence..deceive The rambling School-Boy.

1830 E. Bulwer-Lytton Paul Clifford I. xiv. 277 The distant wheel of a carriage whirred on the ear.

1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn xxviii Through the grassy flat, where the quail whirred before them.

1864 W. W. Skeat tr. J. L. Uhland Songs & Ballads 356 Hark! arrows are whirring, swords clash in the fray.

1899 A. Werner Captain of Locusts 25 The locusts whirred up round his horse's hoofs.

a. Without implication of onward movement: To make or emit a vibratory sound.

ΘΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [verb (intransitive)] > whirr > without movement

whirra1813

a1813 A. Wilson Poems & Lit. Prose (1876) II. 359 The squirrel chipp'd, the tree-frog whirr'd.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxii. 221 Grasshoppers whirring in the grass.

1899 J. L. Williams Stolen Story 154 The telephone bell whirred.

1905 A. C. Benson Upton Lett. 83 The casements whirr, the organ speaks.

b. dialect. To snarl or growl; to purr.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > snarl or growl

garre1382

hurr1398

roina1450

gnar1496

snar1530

whurl1530

snarl1590

gnarl1596

grumble1608

yarr1611

whirr1706

growl1719

yirra1796

gargle1861

grrra1963

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) To Whur, to snarl, as a Dog does.

1843 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie's Wallet ix. 209 At your feet..Whurrs your wee catty.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Whurr, to growl, as a dog.

4. The verb-stem as int. or adv., expressing a sudden or rapid movement with vibratory sound.

ΘΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adverb] > with vibration

whirr1600

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > swiftly with sound

whirr1600

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [adverb] > whirr

whirr1600

a-whir1865

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [interjection] > whirr

whirr1600

1600 Wisdome Doctor Dodypoll iii. sig. D4^v Whirre, I haue strooke him vnder the shorte ribs.

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Faire Maide of Inne v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ggggggg4/2 You demand if I am guilty, whir sayes my cloake by a tricke of legerdemaine, now I am not guilty.

1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. i. 47 Whirr!—The exploded cork whizzed through the air.

1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney I. v. 197 Whurr went the pheasants—bang went the barrels.

1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen i. 13 Whirr! whirr! all by wheels!—whiz! whiz! all by steam!

1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxxix Whirr came the wheels—the carriage stopped at the very door.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whirr
释义	whirrwhirn. Brit. /wəː/, /hwəː/, U.S. /(h)wər/ Forms: Middle English Scottish qwirre, 1500s Scottish quhir, 1500s–1600s whurre, 1600s whirre, 1600s–1700s whur, 1700s–1800s whurr, 1800s whirr, whir. Etymology: See whirr v. †1. a. Violent or rapid movement, rush, hurry; the force or impetus of such movement. Obsolete.Sometimes approaching sense 2; but in early use the stress is on the movement rather than the sound. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > with or as with sound whirra1400 whizzing1607 whizz1620 whizziness1839 whooshing1976 a1400–50 Wars Alex. 560 All flames þe flode as it fire were,..And þan ouer-qwelmys in a qwirre. a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1854 In a qwirre [v.r. whirre] as þe quele turnes. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. v. 114 The sovir schaft flaw quhisland wyth a quhir. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) i. iii. sig. B.ij No haste but good,..for whip and whurre The olde prouerbe doth say, neuer made good furre. †b. figurative. Commotion of mind or feeling; a mental or nervous shock. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [noun] stirringc888 maleasea1300 uneasea1300 diseasec1330 perturbationa1382 unrestfulnessc1384 disturbancea1387 unroc1390 distroublancea1400 perturbancec1425 unquietnessc1460 inquietation1461 conturbationc1470 unheart's-ease1470 distroubling1487 wanease15.. inquietness?1504 unrufe1508 sturt1513 pertroublancea1522 inquieting1527 unquieting1548 turmoiling1550 unquiet1551 agitation?1555 storm1569 wanrest1570 discountenance1577 float1579 disquiet1581 brangling1584 diseasefulnessa1586 restlessness1597 hurry1600 disturbancy1603 disquietment1606 disordera1616 laruma1616 uneasinessa1616 diseasementa1617 discomposture1622 discomposition1624 whirr1628 discomposednessa1631 discomposure1632 pother1638 incomposedness1653 inquietude1658 uneasefulness1661 toss1666 disquietednessa1680 intranquillitya1699 disquietude1709 bosom-broil1742 discomfort1779 rufflement1806 feeze1825 uncomfortableness1828 discomforture1832 astasia1839 dysphoria1842 purr1842 peacelessness1852 palaver1899 perturbment1901 heebie-jeebies1923 wahala1966 agita1979 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xl. sig. P5 Knowing himselfe chollericke, and in that whirre of the mind, apt to rush vpon foule transgression. 1702 J. Vanbrugh False Friend v. i I'm mightily muddled with a Whur—round about in my head. 1728 C. Cibber Vanbrugh's Provok'd Husband ii. i. 32 They slupt the Door full in my Feace, and gave me such a whurr here—I thowght they had beaten my Brains out! 2. A continuous vibratory sound, such as that made by the rapid fluttering of a bird's or insect's wings, by a wheel turning swiftly, or by a body rushing through the air. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [noun] > whirr whirring1581 hurring1582 whirr1677 burr1818 birr1837 whirra1929 1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) ii. 168 Whur, is the rising and fluttering of Partridge or Pheasant. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 346 The Goat sucker..makes a loud singular noise, like the whur of a spinning-wheel. 1829 R. Southey All for Love ii. 15 A whirr of unseen wings he heard. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. ii. iii. 111 The wide simultaneous whirr of shouldered muskets. 1847 H. W. Longfellow Evangeline i. i. 23 Shuttles..Mingled their sound with the whir of the wheels. 1887 H. Caine Son of Hagar iii. v Between the whirrs of the wind he heard the tinkle of the signal bell. 1893 T. F. Tout Edward I (1896) xi. 196 The king's horse took fright at the whirr of the sails of a windmill. figurative.1874 G. Meredith Let. to Capt. Maxse 5 Aug. I do not see my way out of the encircling whirr of work. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whirrwhirv.adv.int. Brit. /wəː/, /hwəː/, U.S. /(h)wər/ Forms: Middle English Scottish quirr(e, quir, quhir, Middle English–1600s whirre, 1500s Scottish quhirr(e, quhyrr(e, 1600s whurre, 1600s, 1800s whurr, 1700s whur, 1600s– whirr, whir. Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: The early occurrence of this verb and the related noun in northern texts makes a Scandinavian origin probable; compare Danish hvirre < hvirve , Norwegian kvirra* , Swedish dialect hvirra , apparently assimilated forms of a verb hvirfa (compare Old Norse hverfa* wharve v.), related to hvirfill whirl n., hvirfla whirl v. In later use the English verb has been reinforced by onomatopoeia. 1. transitive. †a. To throw or cast with violence and noise; to fling, hurl. Obsolete. ΘΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] > violently dusta1225 stetec1330 swinga1400 whirra1400 wapc1440 whirlc1440 to throw off1551 swash1577 ding1614 bung1825 whither1825 a1400–50 Wars Alex. 2226 Othire athils of armes Albastis bendis, Quirys [v.r. whirres] out quarrels. 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 128 The formost Ranks it [sc. hailshot] whirr'd Vpon the next, the second on the third. b. To carry or hurry along, to move or stir, with a rushing or vibratory sound. (In modern use causal from 2.) ΘΠ society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > rapidly rush1554 whirr1609 posta1616 whirl1616 spin1696 romp1895 shoot1919 shimmy1923 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [verb (transitive)] > whirr whirr1609 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > move in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > move with rushing noise whirr1909 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xv. 72 A lasting storme, whirring me from my friends. 1909 Nation 27 Nov. 363/1 They whirred their wings. 1921 A. F. Robertson Story of Pam ix As he was ‘whirred’ through the night. 2. intransitive. To move swiftly in some way (rush, fly, dart, flutter, turn, etc.) with a continuous vibratory sound, as various birds, rapidly revolving wheels, bodies flying quickly through the air, etc. ΘΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move progressively in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > with vibration whirra1400 hotterc1650 tremble1730 vibrate1756 flick1853 quaver1943 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [verb (intransitive)] > whirr whirra1400 birra1522 skirr1567 brill1688 burr1838 a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1556 All þe cite..felowis him eftir, Quirris [v.r. whirrez] furth all in quite. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. xiv. 96 Furth flaw the schaft..And quhirrand smait him throw the thee. 1606 G. Chapman Gentleman Vsher iii. sig. D^v The great wheeles Turning but softly, make the lesse to whirre About their businesse. 1728 J. Thomson Spring 35 Into..a neighbring Bush They drop, and whirring thence..deceive The rambling School-Boy. 1830 E. Bulwer-Lytton Paul Clifford I. xiv. 277 The distant wheel of a carriage whirred on the ear. 1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn xxviii Through the grassy flat, where the quail whirred before them. 1864 W. W. Skeat tr. J. L. Uhland Songs & Ballads 356 Hark! arrows are whirring, swords clash in the fray. 1899 A. Werner Captain of Locusts 25 The locusts whirred up round his horse's hoofs. 3. a. Without implication of onward movement: To make or emit a vibratory sound. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [verb (intransitive)] > whirr > without movement whirra1813 a1813 A. Wilson Poems & Lit. Prose (1876) II. 359 The squirrel chipp'd, the tree-frog whirr'd. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxii. 221 Grasshoppers whirring in the grass. 1899 J. L. Williams Stolen Story 154 The telephone bell whirred. 1905 A. C. Benson Upton Lett. 83 The casements whirr, the organ speaks. b. dialect. To snarl or growl; to purr. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > snarl or growl garre1382 hurr1398 roina1450 gnar1496 snar1530 whurl1530 snarl1590 gnarl1596 grumble1608 yarr1611 whirr1706 growl1719 yirra1796 gargle1861 grrra1963 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) To Whur, to snarl, as a Dog does. 1843 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie's Wallet ix. 209 At your feet..Whurrs your wee catty. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Whurr, to growl, as a dog. 4. The verb-stem as int. or adv., expressing a sudden or rapid movement with vibratory sound. ΘΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adverb] > with vibration whirr1600 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > swiftly with sound whirr1600 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [adverb] > whirr whirr1600 a-whir1865 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [interjection] > whirr whirr1600 1600 Wisdome Doctor Dodypoll iii. sig. D4^v Whirre, I haue strooke him vnder the shorte ribs. a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Faire Maide of Inne v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ggggggg4/2 You demand if I am guilty, whir sayes my cloake by a tricke of legerdemaine, now I am not guilty. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. i. 47 Whirr!—The exploded cork whizzed through the air. 1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney I. v. 197 Whurr went the pheasants—bang went the barrels. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen i. 13 Whirr! whirr! all by wheels!—whiz! whiz! all by steam! 1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxxix Whirr came the wheels—the carriage stopped at the very door. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1400v.adv.int.a1400
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