whir
noun/wɜː(r)/
/wɜːr/
(also whirring)
[usually singular]- a continuous, low sound, for example the sound made by the regular movement of a machine or the wings of a bird
- the whir of a motor
- There was a whirring of machinery.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘move with a whirring sound’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with whirl.
Check pronunciation:
whir