whirry
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɜːɹi/, /ʍɜːɹi/ (adjective)
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɝ.ɹi/, /ˈʍɝ.ɹi/ (adjective)
Adjective edit
whirry (comparative more whirry, superlative most whirry)
Noun edit
whirry (plural whirries)
Verb edit
whirry (third-person singular simple present whirries, present participle whirrying, simple past and past participle whirried)
- (obsolete, transitive) To convey swiftly.
- 1817, Sir Walter Scott, Tales of my Landlord:
- See now, mither, what ye hae dune," whispered Cuddie ; ' " there's the Philistines, as ye ca' them, are gaun to whirry awa' Mr. Henry, and a' wi' your nashgab, deil be on't !".
- 1820, Sir Walter Scott, Monastery:
- Some of the quality, that were o' his ain unhappy persuasion, had the corpse whirried away up the water.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To hurry; to go swiftly.
- 1818, Sir Walter Scott, Heart of Mid-Lothian:
- Her and the gudeman will be whirrying through the blue lift on a broom-shank.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
whirry (plural whirries)
Middle English edit
Noun edit
whirry
- Alternative form of quyrre (“quarry”)