Whirred

//wɜːd// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of whirr form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

purr whizz whizz birr birr bustle

Example

"The airplane's engines whirred."

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