\Whir\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whirred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Whirring}.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to
whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.]
To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or
more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
      The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie.

\Whir\, v. t. [See {Whir} to whiz.]
To hurry a long with a whizzing sound. [R.]
      This world to me is like a lasting storm, Whirring me
      from my friends.                         --Shak.

\Whir\, n.
A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling
motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning
wheel.