Thesaurus: whir

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1. v. i. To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
2. v. t. To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.
3. n. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.
4. n. sound of something in rapid motion
5. v. make a soft swishing sound
6. 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. To hurry a long with a whizzing sound. [R.] This world to me is like a lasting storm, Whirring me from my friends. Shak. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.
7. To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly ormore quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. Beattie.
8. n:33/v:67 n. sound of something in rapid motion