Whirr Definition

hwʉr, wʉr
whirrs
verb
whirrs
Webster's New World

To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

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(intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.

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To cause (something) to make such a sound.
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noun
whirrs

A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.

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Other Word Forms of Whirr

Noun

Singular:
whirr
Plural:
whirrs

Origin of Whirr

  • Perhaps from Old Norse hvirfla (“to whirl, spread").

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