Definition of whir

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Whir (n.) A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel..

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Vertiginous :: Vertiginous (a.) Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. i.) To move hastily or swiftly.
Whir :: Whir (v. i.) To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz..
Whirler :: Whirler (n.) One who, or that which, whirls..
Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion..
Pirouette :: Pirouette (v. i.) To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer..
Swallower :: Swallow (n.) That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.
Hurlbone :: Hurlbone (n.) See Whirlbone.
Upwhirl :: Upwhirl (v. t. & i.) To rise upward in a whirl; to raise upward with a whirling motion.
Voracious :: Voracious (a.) Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool..
Whirred :: Whirred (imp. & p. p.) of Whi.
Whur :: Whur (v. i.) To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces the letter r with too much force; to whir; to birr..
Reel :: Reel (v. i.) To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
Whirlwig :: Whirlwig (n.) A whirligig.
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity..
Whirlpit :: Whirlpit (n.) A whirlpool.
Gurge :: Gurge (n.) A whirlpool.
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry..
Waterspout :: Waterspout (n.) A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land..
Whur :: Whur (n.) A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir..
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