Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whirry

/ˈwɝ.ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whirry
IPA: /ˈwɝ.ɹi/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Making a whirr sound or motion.

noun

A sudden or quick movement; a whirr.

Obsolete

verb

To convey swiftly.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To hurry; to go swiftly.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

noun

Obsolete spelling of wherry.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"See now, mither, what ye hae dune," whispered Cuddie ; ' " there's the Philistines, as ye ca' them, are gaun to whirry awa' Mr. Henry, and a' wi' your nashgab, deil be on't !"."
"Some of the quality, that were o' his ain unhappy persuasion, had the corpse whirried away up the water."
"Her and the gudeman will be whirrying through the blue lift on a broom-shank."

Etymology

From whirr + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: whirr

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɝ.ɹi/
British English: /ˈwɜːɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more whirry (comparative) most whirry (superlative) whirries (plural) whirries (present, singular) whirrying (participle, present) whirried (participle, past) whirried (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce whirry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɝ.ɹi/.
What does whirry mean?: Making a whirr sound or motion.
Where does whirry come from?: From whirr + -y.

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