WHIR meaning: Sound of rapid, continuous movement

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whir: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
whir: Merriam-Webster
whir: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
whir: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
whir: Collins English Dictionary
whir: Vocabulary.com
Whir, whir: Wordnik
whir: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
whir: Wiktionary
whir: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
whir: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
whir: Infoplease Dictionary
whir: Dictionary.com
whir: Online Etymology Dictionary
whir: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Whir: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
whir: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
whir: Rhymezone
Whir: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
whir: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
whir: FreeDictionary.org
whir: Mnemonic Dictionary
whir, whir(r): TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Whir)

▸ noun: Alternative spelling of whirr [A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.]
▸ verb: Alternative spelling of whirr [To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.]

Similar:

whiz, whirr, whizz, purr, birr, thrum, Hums, whirling, whooshing, clack, more...

Opposite:

buzz, hum, hiss

Adjectives:

soft, faint, loud, sudden, steady, constant, low, mechanical, quiet, distant, gentle

Colors:

silver, gray, white, blue, teal, more...

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