whir
Rapid rotation noise
A whir is a soft, rapid buzzing or humming sound, like spinning machinery or beating wings: the whir of a ceiling fan, hummingbird wings whirring.
The verb means to make such a sound or move with one: The hard drive whirred to life.
Also spelled whirr.
Low steady sound
- buzzContinuous low drone
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- purrFeline contentment sound
- thrumLow persistent vibration
vibration · rumble · murmur · white noise · sizzle · hiss · crackle · whiz
Energy-to-motion converter
- engineMachine producing motion
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
propeller · blender · processor · hard drive · ventilator · generator · compressor · centrifuge
hum
Low steady sound
thrum · vibration · rumble · murmur · white noise · sizzle · hiss · crackle · whiz · whoosh
motor
Energy-to-motion converter
gears · propeller · blender · processor · hard drive · ventilator · generator · compressor · centrifuge · rotor
bustle
Energetic noisy activity
buzz · hustle · rush · scramble · haste · hurry · chaos · tumult · swirl · blur
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
spiral · swirl · blur · wheel · whirlwind · vortex · eddy · cyclone · pirouette · dervish
- sci-fi soundslaser, phaser, blaster, zap, whoosh
- onomatopoeiabang, bam, boom, buzz, clang
- soundsound, sound waves, echoes, acoustics, vibrations
- machine soundshumming, buzzing, clanking, grinding, rattling
- motion soundsswoosh, whoosh, swish, rustle, rumble
- sound wordsclick, clank, cacophony, clink, crash
- give it a whirlTry something out
- give something a whirlAttempt something new
- giving something a whirlTesting something out
- gave something a whirlAttempted something new
- whirlpool bathJetted bathtub for hydrotherapy
- whirlpool tubTub with circulating jets
whirl, whirling, whirlpool, whirring, whirly, whirr, whirred, whirligig, whirs