whir

whir  (hwûr, wûr)

v. whirred, whir·ring, whirs

v.intr.

To move so as to produce a vibrating or buzzing sound.

v.tr.

To cause to make a vibratory sound.

n.

1. A sound of buzzing or vibration: the whir of turning wheels.

2. Excited, noisy activity; bustle: the whir of busy shoppers.

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[Middle English whirren, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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whir

Noun, vb

[whirring, whirred] same as whirr

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whir - sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" whirr, whirring, birr sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	whir - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" birr, purr, whirr, whiz, whizz sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

Translations

whir(r)

v whir(r) [wəː]

to make, or move with, a buzzing sound, especially as of something turning through the air The propellers whirred and we took off. sjoer يُحْدِثُ صَوْتا كالطَّنين أو الأزيز бръмча vrčet snurre schwirren βομβώ zumbar põrisema صداى وزوز hurista vrombir לְזַמזֵם खरखराना zujati, fijukati búg mendengung suða ronzare ぶーんと回る 윙윙 소리내어 움직이다[] (su)burgzti, zvimbti dūkt; rūkt menderu gonzen dure, summe (za)furkotać zumbir a bâzâi жужжать vrčať, bzučať brneti zujati surra, vina, susa เกิดเสียงดังกระหึ่ม vızıldamak, vınlamak, pırlamak 呼呼地轉或飛 проноситися з шумом, гудінням گھر گھر کی آواز کے ساتھ گھومنا یا حرکت کرنا kêu vù vù 呼呼地转或飞

n

such a sound. gesjoer طَنين، أزيز бръмчене vrčení snurren das Schwirren βόμβος zumbido põrin غژغژ hurina vrombissement זִמזוּם खरखराहट zujanje, fijuk búgás dengungan suð ronzio ぶーんという音 윙윙 소리 burzgimas, zvimbimas dūkšana; rūkšana deruan gegons dur, surring, summing furkot zumbido bâzâit жужжание drnčanie, bzukot brnenje zujanje surr[], vin[], sus[] เสียงดังกระหึ่ม vızıldama, vınlama 呼呼地旋轉聲 стугін, гудіння گھر گھر کی آواز tiếng kêu vù vù 呼呼地旋转声