Whir /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Whirred; p. pr. & vb. n. Whirring

1. To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.

   The partridge bursts away on whirring wings.

1. To hurry a long with a whizzing sound. [R.]

   This world to me is like a lasting storm, Whirring me from my friends.

1. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.