WHIR Synonyms

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• make a soft swishing sound

• move along very quickly

• sound of rapid vibration

• a confusion of activity and gossip

• make a buzzing sound

• fly low

• be noisy with activity

• call with a buzzer

• stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen

• an unchanging intonation

• someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

• an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control

• a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone

• make a monotonous low dull sound

• talk in a monotonous voice

• an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan

• the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

• a humming noise

• sing with closed lips

• be noisy with activity

• sound with a monotonous hum

• make a low continuous sound

• to wind or move in a spiral course

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• turn on or around an axis or a center

• move in an orbit

• cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

• turn on or around an axis or a center

• exchange on a regular basis

• perform a job or duty on a rotating basis

• cause to turn on an axis or center

• turn outward

• plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession

• a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

• the act of rotating rapidly

• a short drive in a car

• rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

• a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• stream in jets, of liquids

• cause to spin

• make up a story

• form a web by making a thread

• work natural fibers into a thread

• twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation

• prolong or extend

• a circular segment of a curve

• the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

• (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

• an unforeseen development

• a movement in a new direction

• the act of turning away or in the opposite direction

• turning or twisting around (in place)

• a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

• (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• a favor for someone

• taking a short walk out and back

• to change orientation or direction

• undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

• undergo a change or development

• cause to move around or rotate

• change to the contrary

• pass to the other side of

• pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• move around an axis or a center

• cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

• to send or let go

• to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

• shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel

• change color

• twist suddenly so as to sprain

• cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics

• accomplish by rotating

• get by buying and selling

• cause to move along an axis or into a new direction

• channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• alter the functioning or setting of

• direct at someone

• have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to

• go sour or spoil

• become officially one year older

• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

• the act of rotating rapidly

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion

• cause to spin

• a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

• a handwheel that is used for steering

• forces that provide energy and direction

• a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel

• game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in

• an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims

• a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

• change directions as if revolving on a pivot

• wheel somebody or something

• move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

• ride a bicycle

• confused movement

• the shape of something rotating rapidly

• a usually brief attempt

• the act of rotating rapidly

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion

• cause to spin

• flow in a circular current, of liquids

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• fly around

• sound of something in rapid motion

• the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents

• make a soft swishing sound

• sound of something in rapid motion

• make a soft swishing sound

• make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

• a rapid active commotion

• a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt

• move or cause to move energetically or busily

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

• a rapid active commotion

• cause to move furtively and hurriedly

• move or cause to move energetically or busily

• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

• get by trying hard

• pressure or urge someone into an action

• a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

• move with a whining sound

• talk in a tearful manner

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise

• complain whiningly

• sound of something in rapid motion

• like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings

• the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

• the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle

• a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it

• acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound

• an inexpensive fipple flute

• make whistling sounds

• move with, or as with, a whistling sound

• utter or express by whistling

• move, send, or bring as if by whistling

• make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound

• give a signal by whistling