English Dictionary: whir | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for whir | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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. |