Whirr vs. Whir — What's the Difference?

Whirr is a shoegaze band from the San Francisco Bay Area. The group formed in 2010, originally as Whirl, but had to legally change its name after a woman performing acoustic covers of Black Sabbath songs trademarked the name and threatened a lawsuit.

To produce a vibrating or buzzing sound or move while making such a sound

Variant of whir.

To cause to make or move with such a sound

To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

A sound of buzzing or vibration

(intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.

Alternative spelling of whirr

(transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.

Alternative spelling of whirr

A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.

To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.

A bustle of noise and excitement.

To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.

Sound of something in rapid motion;

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

Make a soft swishing sound;

Sound of something in rapid motion;

Make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

Make a soft swishing sound;