whir

(hwʉr, wʉr)

intransitive verb, transitive verb whirred, whirring

to fly, revolve, vibrate, or otherwise move quickly with a whizzing or buzzing sound

Origin: ME (Northern) quirren, prob. < Scand, as in Dan hvirre, Norw kvirra, akin to ON hverfa, to turn: for IE base see wharf

noun

a sound like this, as that made by a bird's wings or a propeller

See whir in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb whirred whirred, whir·ring, whirs

verb, intransitive

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

verb, transitive

To cause to make a vibratory sound.

noun

Origin:

Origin: Middle English whirren

Origin: , probably of Scandinavian origin

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