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- Dictionarywhir/wəː/
verb
- 1. (of something rapidly rotating or moving to and fro) make a low, continuous, regular sound: "the ceiling fans whirred in the smoky air"
noun
- 1. a whirring sound: "the whir of the projector"
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( esp. of machines) to make a soft, continuous sound like a wheel turning very quickly: I could hear the dishwasher whirring in the kitchen. whir. noun [ C usually sing ] us / hwɜr, wɜr / (also whirr) There was a whir of wings as the ducks rose up into the air.
The meaning of WHIR is to fly, revolve, or move rapidly with a whir. How to use whir in a sentence.
Whir definition: to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound. See examples of WHIR used in a sentence.
the sound or act of a machine making a low, soft, continuous sound: the whir of machinery. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of whir from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) whir | Intermediate English.
noun. 1. a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping. 2. a bustle or rush. verb Word forms: whirs or whirrs, whirring, whirred. 3. to make or cause to make a whir. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
The softly vibrating sound of something moving fast is a whir. The whir of a hummingbird's wings up close sounds a lot like a buzzing insect. Whir is one of those words like buzz, clink, and oink that sound exactly like what they mean; this effect is called onomatopoeia.
Define whir. whir synonyms, whir pronunciation, whir translation, English dictionary definition of whir. 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.
