Dictionary Entry
A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. whirwhir softwhir faintwhir loudwhir steadywhir mechanicalwhir constant
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Poetry examples for “whir”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Beat the drums of tragedy for me,
And let the white violins whir thin and slow,
But blow one blaring trumpet note of sun
Read full poem →Made quick asides, but having done in air
A whir among white branches great and small
As in some too much carven marble hall