1
[ verb ] make a soft swishing sound, as of a motor working or wings flapping

Synonyms

whiz whir purr whirr whizz

Related terms

go whir whiz

2
[ noun ] sound of something in rapid motion

Synonyms

whirring whir whirr

Examples

: "whir of a bird's wings" "the whir of the propellers"

Related terms

sound whizz

3
[ noun ] the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents

Related terms

Ethiopian_monetary_unit cent

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Rhymes with

bur burr neighbor berber arbour lubber amber amber's fiber tabor arbor robber fibre sabre weber rubber labour saber bobber dauber tiber ferber sober labor ember jobber haber thurber lumber limber kroeber timber somber grabber barber timbre number cumber slobber clobber camber member blubber humber harbor harbour chamber slumber clamber scrubber scriber belabor oct october caliber macabre absorber outnumber remember december encumber nov november bedchamber excalibur subscriber dismember cucumber nonmember misremember september transcriber

Phonetic and Homophones

B ER1 burr  bur  bir

Similar Spelling

Biro bier Bihar Biery Bieri Bihari

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