Definitions for whirs

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whirs whir

Spelling: [hwur, wur]

IPA: /ʰwɜr, wɜr/

Whirs is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 34 anagrams from letters in whirs (hirsw).

Definitions for whirs

noun

1. an act or sound of whirring:

verb (used with object)

1. to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring sound:

verb (used without object)

1. to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound:

Origin of whirs

1350-1400; Middle English quirre (Scots) Scandinavian; compare Danish hvirre, Norwegian kvirra. See whirl

Examples for whirs

It whirs and buzzes and backs and starts and whirs and buzzes over and over again.

At that moment he heard the whistle of a train, and between the whirs of the wind he heard the tinkle of the signal bell.

And now—eight years after—'Mahbin Mill hums and whirs more merrily than ever.

He strokes the photocopier; he adores the machine, the way it flashes like lightning as it works, the way it whirs and hums.

Without the beeps and whirs of a cellphone, you can use your ears to detect crickets, mice, or other vermin in your home.

The whirs of the insects suggested a ceaselessly active mentality.