whir

/hwɜr/ verbnoun
4 letters1 syllable10 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1

Make a soft swishing sound.

“the motor whirred”

NOUN
1

Sound of something in rapid motion.

“whir of a bird's wings”

“the whir of the propellers”

WORD FORMS
Related formwhirring
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinirwhay
Starts & ends withW … R
Syllableswhir
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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