Whir

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.

II. Whir ·noun A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.

III. Whir ·vi To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to Whiz.