noun
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A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
definition
A bustle of noise and excitement.
verb
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To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
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To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
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To cause (something) to make such a sound.
Examples of whir in a Sentence
The only sound in the apartment was the quiet whir of an electric clock.
The Whir is one place to begin searching for web hosting reselling programs.
While running my experiments I was in ResEdit on the infected system and heard the disk whir.
For heat you can get automatic vent openers around £ 20.00, solar powered fans (more sun more whir) and shading.
I 'm not naming any names yet but I have set the database to whir away and find them for me.
And on the covered terrace of the handsome old clubhouse, golfers enjoy cooling libations under the gentle whir of ceiling fans.
A flash of lights and the whir of a motor went past us at the same moment at uncomfortably close quarters.
Instead, it involves parents who seem to "whir" over their children's lives from infancy to adulthood, ready to "swoop" in and save them at a moment's notice.