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

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

   "whir of a bird's wings"

   "the whir of the propellers"

   Synonyms: birr, whirr, whirring

5. verb. make a soft swishing sound

   "the motor whirred"

   "the car engine purred"

   Synonyms: birr, purr, whirr, whiz, whizz

Synonyms

birr, whirr, whirring, purr, whiz, whizz

Common word forms

whirs, whirly, whirred, whirring

Words from these letters

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