whirred

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whirred - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie.
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