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whirrs

 
Noun whirr has 1 sense
  1. whir, whirr, whirring, birr - sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
    --1 is a kind of sound
    Derived form: verb whirr1
Verb whirr has 2 senses
  1. whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
    --1 is one way to sound, go
    Derived form: noun whirr1
    Sample sentences:
    Cars whirr in the streets
    The streets whirr with cars
  2. churr, whirr - make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
    --2 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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