n.
Variant: also whirr
Pronunciation: ' hw ə r, ' w ə r
Function: verb
Inflected Form: whirred ; whir · ring
Etymology: Middle English (Sc) quirren, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish hvirre to whirl, whir
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb : to fly, revolve, or move rapidly with a whir <hummingbirds whirring past>
transitive verb : to move or carry rapidly with a whir