What is a humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir called?
whur — A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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