(especially BrE) (AmE usually whir) verb, noun
verb (-rr-) [V] to make a continuous low sound like the parts of a machine moving:
The clock began to whirr before striking the hour.
noun (also whirring) [usuallysing.] a continuous low sound, for example the sound made by the regular movement of a machine or the wings of a bird:
the whirr of a motor * There was a whirring of machinery.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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