whirred

past tense of whir
as in hummed
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower our tires whirred as we traveled over the rough road

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Verb
  • Cicadas hummed as the sun set over the Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government Municipal Building Tuesday, as a crowd of somber faces turned towards a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department vehicle.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Interstate 10 hummed with cars rushing north toward Phoenix, drivers pushing to get ahead of what was bearing down on them.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Neural highways that once buzzed with activity are becoming quiet country roads, rarely traveled and slowly overgrown.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • At the beginning of a tumultuous time, the air at our rally buzzed with community.
    Padma Balaji, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over 25 flies zipped about the dishwasher area, landing on clean plates.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • When the top section (minus the floor) is zipped onto the hammock, maximum occupancy drops to one.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Whirred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whirred. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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