Read full poem →All sounds of Nature with delight,--
The whirr of wing in sudden flight,
The chirping of the baby-bird.
Dictionary Entry
A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. whirrwhirr macwhirr softwhirr loudwhirr faintwhirr mcwhirr sudden
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Poetry examples for “whirr”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Sharp queries of the sentry-bird,
The heavy grouse's sudden whirr,
The rattle of the kingfisher;
Read full poem →And evil whispers in the gloom, or the swift whirr
Of terrible wings—I, least of all thy votaries,
Read full poem →Three hours past Curfew, when the Froom’s mild hiss
Reigned sole, undulled by whirr of merchandize,
From Pummery-Tout to where the Gibbet is,
Read full poem →his grain,
So fierce you whirr and pound you drums--so shrill you bugles blow.
Read full poem →and
the whirr of the rattlesnake;
The mocking-bird, the American mimic, singing all the forenoon—singing through the
Read full poem →great shells shrieking as they pass,
The grape like the hum and whirr of wind through the trees
(tumultuous now the contest rages,)
Read full poem →profitable for me to live than here with you.
These whirr about me calling, calling!
and for my own part I answer them, loud as I can,