WHIRR, WHIRRING
ADJECTIVES
► BURRING whirring → 1886
NOUNS
► BIRL a whirring sound; a rapid twist or turn → 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► BIRLING a whirring noise; a noisy, rapid revolution of a wheel → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BIRR ► BURR whirr, vibratory or rushing noise → 1818
► SCURR ► SKIRR ► SKURR a sound of a grating, rasping, or whirring character → c1870
► VIR ► VIRR the noise made by an object in swift motion; a whirr → 1710 Sc.
VERBS
► BINNER to strike so as to produce a humming or buzzing sound; also, to whirr, to buzz → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► BIRR ► BURR to make a whirring noise → 1838
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