Dictionary Entry
whir
whir is a 4-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
- 2transitive verb
To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.
- 3noun
A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.
- 4noun
sound of something in rapid motion
"whir of a bird's wings"
"the whir of the propellers"
- 5verb
make a soft swishing sound
"the motor whirred"
"the car engine purred"
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