The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
whirred — word … American English homophones
whirred — n. buzz, rapid rustling (e.g. of a bird´s wings) v. buzz, rustle rapidly … English contemporary dictionary
whirred — word (?) … English homophone dictionary
whirred — past of whir … Useful english dictionary
whirr whirred, whirring — verb (I) to make a fairly quiet, regular sound, like the sound of a bird or insect moving its wings very fast: Cameras whirred and reporters scribbled. whirr noun (countable usually singular) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
word — whirred … American English homophones
whir — /hwerr, werr/, v., whirred, whirring, n. v.i. 1. to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner. v.t. 2. to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring… … Universalium
whir — UK [wɜː(r)] / US [wɜr] / US [hwɜr] verb [intransitive] Word forms whir : present tense I/you/we/they whir he/she/it whirs present participle whirring past tense whirred past participle whirred to make a fast repeated quiet sound A flock of birds… … English dictionary
whirr — whir [wə: US wə:r] v past tense and past participle whirred present participle whirring [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a [i]Scandinavian language] to make a fairly quiet regular sound, like the sound of a bird or insect moving its wings… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whirr — [[t](h)wɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] whirrs, whirring, whirred also whir VERB When something such as a machine or an insect s wing whirrs, it makes a series of low sounds so quickly that they seem like one continuous sound. The camera whirred and clicked. [V ing] … English dictionary
