Sekirov Dictionary

whirr

UK /wɜː/US /wɝ/

verb 4
noun 3
forms 4

verb4

To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
To cause (something) to make such a sound.
(of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.

noun3

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A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
- As Jane turned from the telephone she heard the whirr of a motor. That would be the children coming home from school. The car called for them at the playground every afternoon at five. — 1930
The vibrating sound made by a panther in its throat when contented.
A bustle of noise and excitement.

forms

whirred · whirring · whirreth · whirrs

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