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To mix or spin (ingredients), as in a blender.
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- To mix or spin (ingredients), as in a blender.
- To move or do something quickly:
- To move swiftly with or as with a buzzing or hissing sound
To cause to move with a swishing sound:
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- To cause to move with a swishing sound:
- To move with a light, brushing sound, as skirts in walking
- To move with a sharp, hissing sound, as a cane swung through the air
To cause to move back and forth rapidly:
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- To cause to move back and forth rapidly:
- To produce (sound) by vibration.
- To progress in a given direction while moving back and forth rapidly:
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To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
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- To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
- To speak in a faltering manner.
- To say (something) in a faltering manner.
To form a rough edge on
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- To form a rough edge on
- To speak with a burr.
- To pronounce with a burr
To utter or tell (gossip, rumors, etc.) in a buzzing manner
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- To utter or tell (gossip, rumors, etc.) in a buzzing manner
- To move quickly and busily; bustle.
- To move with a buzzing sound
To live in idleness; loaf
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- To live in idleness; loaf
- To pass or act in a monotonous way.
- A male bee, especially a honeybee whose only function is to fertilize the queen. Drones have no stingers, do no work, and do not produce honey.
To emit a continuous low droning sound like that of the speech sound (m) when prolonged.
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- To emit a continuous low droning sound like that of the speech sound (m) when prolonged.
- To sing (a tune) without opening the lips or forming words.
- To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing; buzz.
To make the buzzing or hissing sound of something moving swiftly through the air
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- To make the buzzing or hissing sound of something moving swiftly through the air
- To move or do something quickly:
- To move swiftly with or as with a buzzing or hissing sound
(Informal, preceded by the) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
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- (Informal, preceded by the) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
- Talk and comment, attention or excitement, etc. about a phenomenon, person, activity, etc.
- (Informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
An idle person who lives off others; a loafer.
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- An idle person who lives off others; a loafer.
- A continuous and monotonous humming or buzzing sound
- A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee.
The act of humming.
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- The act of humming.
- A continuous, murmuring sound
A whirring or hissing sound, as of an object speeding through air.
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- A whirring or hissing sound, as of an object speeding through air.
- A whizzing sound or movement
- (--- Informal) A person who is very quick, adroit, or skilled at something; expert
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Find another word for whir. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for whir, like: whiz, swish, vibrate, hum, bumble, burr, buzz, drone, hum, whiz and bumble.
