'Whir' definitions:
Definition of 'whir'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Whir'
From: GCIDE
- Whir \Whir\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whirred; p. pr. & vb. n. Whirring.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.] To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz. [1913 Webster]
- The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Whir'
From: GCIDE
- Whir \Whir\, v. t. [See Whir to whiz.] To hurry a long with a whizzing sound. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- This world to me is like a lasting storm, Whirring me from my friends. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Whir'
From: GCIDE
- Whir \Whir\, n. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'whir'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angular momentum,
- angular motion,
- angular velocity,
- axial motion,
- birr,
- bombilate,
- bombinate,
- boom,
- bowling,
- bum,
- burr,
- buzz,
- centrifugation,
- circulation,
- circumgyration,
- circumrotation,
- drone,
- full circle,
- gyration,
- hum,
- pivoting,
- purr,
- reeling,
- revolution,
- roll,
- rolling,
- rotation,
- rotational motion,
- spin,
- spinning,
- swinging,
- swirling,
- swiveling,
- thrum,
- trolling,
- trundling,
- turbination,
- turning,
- volutation,
- volution,
- wheeling,
- whirling,
- whiz