Whir Definition

wûr, hwûr
whirred, whirring, whirs
verb
whirred, whirring, whirs
To fly, revolve, vibrate, or otherwise move quickly with a whizzing or buzzing sound.
Webster's New World
To cause to make or move with such a sound.
American Heritage

Alternative spelling of whirr.

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Synonyms:
noun
whirs
A sound of buzzing or vibration.
The whir of turning wheels.
American Heritage
A sound like this, as that made by a bird's wings or a propeller.
Webster's New World

Alternative spelling of whirr.

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Other Word Forms of Whir

Noun

Singular:
whir
Plural:
whirs

Origin of Whir

  • Middle English whirren probably of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Whir Sentence Examples

  • The only sound in the apartment was the quiet whir of an electric clock.

  • The Whir is one place to begin searching for web hosting reselling programs.

  • While running my experiments I was in ResEdit on the infected system and heard the disk whir.

  • For heat you can get automatic vent openers around £ 20.00, solar powered fans (more sun more whir) and shading.

  • I 'm not naming any names yet but I have set the database to whir away and find them for me.

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Words Starting With

WWHWHI

Words Ending With

RIRHIR

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