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whir

noun (whirs); verb (whirs, whirred, whirring)

«whir» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A whir is a soft, quick buzzing sound made by wheels or wings going round. tree →
To whir is to make that sound. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, clockwork wheels whir round and then the music stops

Examples

The wheels went whir-r-r. tree →
A bird's wings whirred in the air. tree →
The clock began to whir. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «whir» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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