whirr

🇺🇸 /wɜːr/ 🇬🇧 /wɜː(r)/
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verb
R

to make a sound like something is spinning or moving quickly

The washing machine whirred as it spun the clothes dry.

translation

v. to make a sound like something is spinning or moving quickly

Word Forms

3rd Present whirrs
Past whirred
Perfect whirred
Progressive whirring