Whirred

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whir \Whir\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whirred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Whirring}.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to
     whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.]
     To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or
     more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
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           The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whirred
       See {whir}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whir
       n : sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's
           wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: {whirr}, {whirring},
            {birr}]
       v : make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
           engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {birr}, {purr}]
       [also: {whirring}, {whirred}]