meaning of whir
1. To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
2. To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.
3. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.
4. sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a birds wings"; "the whir of the
">propellers"
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