WHIR
\wˈɜː], \wˈɜː], \w_ˈɜː]\
Definitions of WHIR
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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make a soft swishing sound, as of a motor working or wings flapping
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sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
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make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
By Princeton University
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To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
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A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.
By Oddity Software
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To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
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A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.
By Noah Webster.
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To revolve or move quickly with a buzzing noise.
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A buzzing or whizzing noise caused by rapid motion.
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Whirred.
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Whirring.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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