whir: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Suffixes of whir
- whirled«Word Popularity Bar4/5
whirl
- noun confused movement
commotion.
- he was caught up in a whirl of work
- a commotion of people fought for the exits
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
swirl; vortex; convolution.
- noun confused movement
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whirl
- noun confused movement
commotion.
- he was caught up in a whirl of work
- a commotion of people fought for the exits
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
swirl; vortex; convolution.
- noun confused movement
- whirling«3/5
whirling
- noun the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
gyration.
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twiddle; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
- whirlpool«3/5
whirlpool
- noun a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
vortex; maelstrom.
- verb flow in a circular current, of liquids
swirl; whirl; eddy; purl.
- noun a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
- whirlwind«3/5
whirlwind
- noun a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
- noun a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
- whirring«2/5
whirring
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
birr; whir; whirr.
- whir of a bird's wings
- the whir of the propellers
- verb make a soft swishing sound
purr; birr; whizz; whiz; whir; whirr.
- the motor whirred
- the car engine purred
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
- whirred«2/5
whir
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
birr; whirring; whirr.
- whir of a bird's wings
- the whir of the propellers
- verb make a soft swishing sound
purr; birr; whizz; whiz; whirr.
- the motor whirred
- the car engine purred
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
- whirr«2/5
whirr
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
birr; whir; whirring.
- whir of a bird's wings
- the whir of the propellers
- verb make a soft swishing sound
purr; birr; whizz; whiz; whir.
- the motor whirred
- the car engine purred
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
- whirls«2/5
whirl
- noun confused movement
commotion.
- he was caught up in a whirl of work
- a commotion of people fought for the exits
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
swirl; vortex; convolution.
- noun confused movement
- whirlpools«2/5
whirlpool
- noun a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
vortex; maelstrom.
- verb flow in a circular current, of liquids
swirl; whirl; eddy; purl.
- noun a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
- whirligig«2/5
whirligig
- noun a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
teetotum; top; spinning top.
- he got a bright red top and string for his birthday
- noun a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
roundabout; carrousel; carousel; merry-go-round.
- noun a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
- whirlwinds«2/5
whirlwind
- noun a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
- noun a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
- whirs«1/5
whir
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
birr; whirring; whirr.
- whir of a bird's wings
- the whir of the propellers
- verb make a soft swishing sound
purr; birr; whizz; whiz; whirr.
- the motor whirred
- the car engine purred
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
- whirrs«1/5
whirr
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
birr; whir; whirring.
- whir of a bird's wings
- the whir of the propellers
- verb make a soft swishing sound
purr; birr; whizz; whiz; whir.
- the motor whirred
- the car engine purred
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
- whirligigs«1/5
whirligig
- noun a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
teetotum; top; spinning top.
- he got a bright red top and string for his birthday
- noun a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
roundabout; carrousel; carousel; merry-go-round.
- noun a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
- whirlybird«1/5
whirlybird
- noun an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
helicopter; eggbeater; chopper.
- noun an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
- whirlaway«1/5
whirlaway
- noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941
- noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941
- whirly«1/5
whir
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
birr; whirring; whirr.
- whir of a bird's wings
- the whir of the propellers
- verb make a soft swishing sound
purr; birr; whizz; whiz; whirr.
- the motor whirred
- the car engine purred
- noun sound of something in rapid motion
Derived words of whir
- awhirl«Word Popularity Bar1/5
awhirl
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `whir`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `whir`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `whir`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `whir`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
