/hwerr, werr/ , v. , whirred, whirring , n.
v.i.
1. to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
v.t.
2. to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring sound: The plane whirred them away into the night.
n.
3. an act or sound of whirring: the whir of wings.
Also, whirr .
[ 1350-1400; ME quirre (Scots) hvirre, Norw kvirra. See WHIRL ]