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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete spelling of whir.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces the letter r with too much force; to whir; to birr.
  • intransitive verb To snarl or growl, as a dog.
  • noun A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Dated form of whirr. (sound of rapid motion)

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