4 entries under this word
(18), v. i. [A-S. hweorfan, to turn, Icel. hverfa, O. Sax. huerban, Goth. hvairban, O. H. Ger. hwerban, N. H. Ger. werben, L. Ger. warven.] To whirl round with noise; to fly with a buzzing or whizzing sound. “The partridge bursts away on whirring wings.” Beattie.
v. t. To hurry. [Rare.]
This world is to me like a lasting storm, Whirring me from my friends. Shak.
n. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by the rapid or whirling motion of any thing; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning-wheel.
(hwŭr), n. A humming or purring sound like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; whir. See WHIR.