whirr

whirr is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: sound of something in rapid motion. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 10 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. sound of something in rapid motion

   "whir of a bird's wings"

   "the whir of the propellers"

   Synonyms: birr, whir, whirring

2. verb. make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

   Synonyms: churr

3. verb. make a soft swishing sound

   "the motor whirred"

   "the car engine purred"

   Synonyms: birr, purr, whir, whiz, whizz

Synonyms

birr, whir, whirring, churr, purr, whiz, whizz

Common word forms

whirrs, whirred, whirring

Words from these letters

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