whirry

comparative more whirry · superlative most whirry

1. rareMaking a whirr sound or motion.

plural whirries

1. obsoleteA sudden or quick movement; a whirr.

present singular third person whirries · participle present whirrying · participle past whirried · past whirried

1. obsoletetransitiveTo convey swiftly.

   Some of the quality, that were o' his ain unhappy persuasion, had the corpse whirried away up the water.

   1820, Sir Walter Scott, Monastery

   1 more example

   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 !".

   1817, Sir Walter Scott, Tales of my Landlord

2. intransitiveobsoleteTo hurry; to go swiftly.

   Her and the gudeman will be whirrying through the blue lift on a broom-shank.

   1818, Sir Walter Scott, Heart of Mid-Lothian

plural whirries

1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of wherry.