v. whirred, whir·ring, whirs v.intr. To produce a vibrating or buzzing sound or move while making such a sound: The fan whirred in the window. A bee whirred past my ear. v.tr. To cause to make or move with such a sound: "She whirred the wheel of the sewing-machine round and round" (Virginia Woolf). n. A sound of buzzing or vibration: the whir of turning wheels. [Middle English whirren, probably of Scandinavian origin.] |
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