Makes a continuous, rapid buzzing or humming sound while spinning or moving quickly.
From 'whir' (likely imitative origin, possibly Scandinavian influence). The word onomatopoetically represents the sound of something moving fast through air, recorded in English by the 1600s.
Words like 'whir,' 'buzz,' and 'hum' are onomatopoeia—they literally sound like what they describe—and your brain processes them differently than regular words, recognizing the actual sound pattern encoded in the letters.
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