WHIRR
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Example

The old ceiling fan whirred softly above the sleeping child.

Definition

To make a rapid, continuous humming or buzzing sound

  • To move quickly while producing such a sound
  • To cause something to make that humming or buzzing sound
  • Of a panther: to vibrate its throat in a purrlike sound

A rapid, continuous humming or buzzing sound

  • The sound of something in swift motion
  • A bustle of noise and excited activity
  • The vibrating throat sound of a contented panther