"upwhirr" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upwhirrs [present, singular, third-person], upwhirring [participle, present], upwhirred [participle, past], upwhirred [past]
Etymology: up- + whirr Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|whirr}} up- + whirr Head templates: {{en-verb}} upwhirr (third-person singular simple present upwhirrs, present participle upwhirring, simple past and past participle upwhirred)
  1. (intransitive, rare) To rise with a whirring sound. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-upwhirr-en-verb-sm~7H2e9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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