All whir synonyms
whir
W w verb whir
- hum — to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
- purr — to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
- buzz — If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying.
- whine — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
- drone — Music. a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments. the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone. a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.
noun whir
- commotion — A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.
- bustle — If someone bustles somewhere, they move there in a hurried way, often because they are very busy.
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
- revolve — to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- swirl — to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
- swish — to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air or as small waves washing on the shore.
- vibrate — to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.
- whiz — to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.