Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound. · To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound. · To cause (something) to make such a sound. · (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion. · A bustle of noise and excitement. · The vibrating sound made by a panther in its throat when contented.
From Middle English whirren, probably from Old Norse: compare Danish hvirre, virre, Norwegian kvirre, Old Norse hvirfla (“to whirl, spread”).
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