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whir
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whir
(noun)
whir
noun
also
whirr
/
ˈ
wɚ/
plural
whirs
also
whirrs
whir
noun
also
whirr
/
ˈ
wɚ/
plural
whirs
also
whirrs
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHIR
[
count
]
:
the sound made by something that is spinning very fast
the
whir
of a fan
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— whir
also
whirr
verb
whirs
also
whirrs
;
whirred
;
whirring
[
no object
]
I could hear the engine
whirring
.
The fan made a
whirring
sound.
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