Definition of whir

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Whir (v. t.) To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.

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Whirlbat :: Whirlbat (n.) Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers..
Voracious :: Voracious (a.) Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool..
Whirlpit :: Whirlpit (n.) A whirlpool.
Whirlbone :: Whirlbone (n.) The patella, or kneepan..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
Dizziness :: Dizziness (n.) Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
Volubile :: Volubile (a.) Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble..
Whirring :: Whirring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whi.
Birr :: Birr (v. i.) To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion..
Vorticose :: Vorticose (a.) Vortical; whirling; as, a vorticose motion..
Giddy :: Giddy (v. i.) To reel; to whirl.
Reel :: Reel (v. i.) To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
Whirled :: Whirled (imp. & p. p.) of Whir.
Swing :: Swing (v. t.) To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business..
Twirl :: Twirl (n.) The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
Weel :: Weel (n.) A whirlpool.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force..
Waterspout :: Waterspout (n.) A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land..
Absorption :: Absorption (n.) The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger..
Circumgyration :: Circumgyration (n.) The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round..
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