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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024whir or whirr /hwɜr, wɜr/USA pronunciation v., whirred, whir•ring, n. v. - to move or spin quickly with a humming sound: [no object]The helicopter whirred directly overhead.[~ + object]She whirred the stone at the end of the string and then released it.
n. [countable] - an act or sound of whirring.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whir (hwûr, wûr),USA pronunciation v., whirred, whir•ring, n. v.i. - to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound:An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
v.t. - to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring sound:The plane whirred them away into the night.
n. - an act or sound of whirring:the whir of wings.
Also, whirr. - Scandinavian; compare Danish hvirre, Norwegian kvirra. See whirl
- Middle English quirre (Scots) 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whir, whirr /wɜː/ n - a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping
- a bustle or rush
vb (whirs, whirrs, whirring, whirred)- to make or cause to make a whir
Etymology: 14th Century: probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kvirra, Danish hvirre; see whirl |