Whirr

Definitions

1. A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
2. A bustle of noise and excitement.
3. The vibrating sound made by a panther in its throat when contented.

Equivalents

Examples

“At that moment a flight of birds passed close⟳ overhead, and at the whirr of their wings a panic fear seized her.”

“Then the exploding whirr of wings in the wind — a mixed covey of bobwhites and scalies.”

CEFR level