ALL meanings of whir
whir
W w - intransitive verb whir make hum or buzzing sound 1
- noun whir hum or buzzing sound 1
- intransitive verb whir spin noisily 1
- noun whir (especially of a machine or a bird's wings ) make a low, continuous, regular sound. 1
- verb without object whir to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner. 1
- verb with object whir to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring sound: The plane whirred them away into the night. 1
- noun whir an act or sound of whirring: the whir of wings. 1
- noun whir a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping 0
- noun whir a bustle or rush 0
- verb whir to make or cause to make a whir 0
- intransitive verb whir to fly, revolve, vibrate, or otherwise move quickly with a whizzing or buzzing sound 0
- noun whir a sound like this, as that made by a bird's wings or a propeller 0