Whir : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Whir	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Whir
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whir n sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" Synonym(s): whir, whirr, whirring, birr v make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" Synonym(s): whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whir \Whir\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whirring}.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. [?][?][?].] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whir \Whir\, v. t. [See {Whir} to whiz.] To hurry a long with a whizzing sound. [R.] This world to me is like a lasting storm, Whirring me from my friends. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whir \Whir\, n. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.