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Pronunciation : Whir
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl.
Definition : 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.

i. [imp. & p. p. Whirred; p. pr. & vb. n. Whirring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Whir
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Whir to whiz.]
Definition : 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.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Whir
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913