Definition of whir

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

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Swish :: Swirl (n.) A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl..
Swallower :: Swallow (n.) That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.
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..
Whirl-blast :: Whirl-blast (n.) A whirling blast or wind.
Whirlbone :: Whirlbone (n.) The huckle bone.
Waltz :: Waltz (n.) A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed in triple measure for this kind of dance..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.
Twirl :: Twirl (n.) The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
Whirlbone :: Whirlbone (n.) The patella, or kneepan..
Weaver :: Weaver (n.) An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling.
Typhoon :: Typhoon (n.) A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas..
Circumrotation :: Circumrotation (n.) The act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel; circumvolution; the state of being whirled round..
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity..
Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
Turbinated :: Turbinated (a.) Whirling in the manner of a top.
Willywaw :: Willywaw (n.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan..
Swirl :: Swirl (n.) To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy..
Whirler :: Whirler (n.) One who, or that which, whirls..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached..
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