whizz (v)
whiz (v)
whirr (v)
whir (v)
birr (v)
purr (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 39
def make a soft swishing sound
examples the motor whirred
the car engine purred
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Outgoing links
Hypernym sound, go
Derivationally related form birr → birr
Derivationally related form whir → whir
Derivationally related form whir → whirring
Derivationally related form whirr → whirr
Derivationally related form whiz → whiz
Incoming links
Derivationally related form birr → birr
Derivationally related form whirring → whir
Derivationally related form whirr → whirr
Derivationally related form whir → whir
Derivationally related form whiz → whiz
Hyponym sound, go

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