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   whir

   /(h)wər/

   verb

   • 1. (especially of a machine or a bird's wings) make a low, continuous, regular sound: "the ceiling fans whirred in the smoky air"

   noun

   • 1. a low, continuous, regular sound: "the whir of the projector"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘move with a whirring sound’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with whirl.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • W

     4

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

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