Category:Whir

Whir, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whirred; p. pr. & vb. n. Whirring.] Etym: [perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to whirl, and e. hurr, Hurry, whirl.

Defn: 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.

Whir Whir, v. t. Etym: [see whir to whiz.]

Defn: to hurry a long with a whizzing sound. [r.] This world to me is like a lasting storm, whirring me from my Friends. Shak.

Whir Whir, n.

Defn: a buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling Motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.