whir
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
sound of something in rapid motion
whir of a bird's wings
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
Related & opposite
- purr derivation
Sense 2 verb
make a soft swishing sound
the motor whirred
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purr |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whir |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiz |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |