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Definition of whir : 1. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.
2. To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.
3. To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.

Synonyms:

fizz, sounds, moan, chirr, babble, bumble, whizz along, grunt, cluck, putter, purr, growl, whirring, birr, make vibrant sounds, burr, groan, drone, churr, swish, hum, whirr, vibrate, gurgle, zoom, thrum, zoom along, whizz

sneeze, sibilate, whistle, wheeze, sputter, fizzle, snore, buzz, sizzle, sniffle, whoosh, snuffle, snort, hiss, zip, whisper, whiz, lisp

rhonchus, sibilation

Usage examples:

• He was prepared for the whir of the dial now but still it frightened him a little. - "The Odyssey of Sam Meecham", Charles E. Fritch.
• The room was crowded with men and filled with a confused volume of sound as she spoke, the click and whir of the wheel, the monotonous voice of the student- turned gambler- calling Single O and the house wins. - "The Plunderer", Roy Norton.
• It was near to dawn when we came out upon the marsh; and above, I heard the whir and whimpering rush of wild ducks passing, the waking call of birds, twittering all around us in the darkness; the low undertone of the black water flowing to the Sacandaga. - "The Reckoning", Robert W. Chambers.