[
UK
/wˈɜː/
]
NOUN
-
sound of something in rapid motion
whir of a bird's wings
the whir of the propellers
VERB
-
make a soft swishing sound
the motor whirred
the car engine purred
How To Use whir In A Sentence
- The water gurgled and purled, loudly at first, then softly, as a powerful foot-wide whirlpool took shape.
- As he rode along the lanes, his nostrils filled with the heady scent of elderflowers, and the air was alive with stag beetles whose chunky black bodies whirred defiantly through the dusk.
- The blind old owl, whirring out of the hollow tree, quite amazed at the disturbance, flounced into the face of a ploughboy, who knocked her down with a pitchfork. The Newcomes
- Running parallel to this tempestuous relationship is the whirlwind romance between weathergirl Hero, played by Billie Piper, and sports presenter Claude.
- Here, we take a whirlwind global tour of foods that can help keep us healthy. The Sun
- There was a sudden whir as the airplane started its engines.
- The filly's head whirled around and she nickered softly before fumbling toward me, nudging my palm as I held my hand out.
- In one hut he roomed with a resident tarantula and things that "sang, copulated, stank, ate each other, whirred, preened, and glowed. From Guyana to Guiana
- It is snapping and whirring, emitting a high-pitched tome like the mewling of a cat. Death's Noisy Herald
- Lycoth cleared a path by whirling his two battleaxes.