Usually means: Sound of rapid, continuous movement.
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  1. whirr: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. whirr: Merriam-Webster
  3. whirr: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. whirr: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. whirr: Collins English Dictionary
  6. whirr: Vocabulary.com
  7. Whirr, whirr: Wordnik
  8. whirr: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. whirr: Wiktionary
  10. whirr: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. whirr: Dictionary.com
  12. whirr: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  13. Whirr (band), Whirr: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. whirr: Rhymezone
  15. whirr: FreeDictionary.org
  16. whirr: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. whirr: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
verb:  To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
verb:  (intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
verb:  (transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
verb:  (intransitive) (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.
noun:  A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
noun:  A bustle of noise and excitement.
noun:  The vibrating sound made by a panther in its throat when contented.

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