- present tense form of whir (3rd person singular).
whirs
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Machinery whirs loudly as a rare-earth mixture is bathed in hydrochloric acid and gradually separated into pure oxides that can be shipped to customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Next, Doc’s Rube Goldberg-ian breakfast contraption whirs to action with burned toast and a glop of overflowing dog food, implying that he and his dog Einstein have themselves been missing for a while.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
The plane’s propeller whirs, and Snoopy’s head swings around, up and down, scanning for any sign of his German foe.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
A few miles away, in a building at Stockley Park west of London, the Premier League’s Video Assistant Referee studio whirs into action.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
My throat feels raw, like I was breathing through my mouth all night, and my heart whirs like an overwound motor on a toy car.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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