whirry

/ˈwɜːɹi/

Etymology

From whirr + -y.

Why this word is great

WHIRRY — [Adjective, Noun, Verb] Producing a whirring sound or motion; a swift or sudden movement; to transport or move quickly. From whirr ("a continuous buzzing or vibrating sound") + -y (adjective-forming suffix). Unlike hurry (which is haste unadorned) or whirl (which spins without sonic witness), whirry is velocity with a voice. It is the cicada’s wings flickering in the heat, the bicycle spokes slicing air as the rider pedals downhill, or the distant hum of a departing train just before it vanishes around the bend—fleeting evidence that movement, however swift, leaves an audible trace.

adj

  1. Making a whirr sound or motion.

noun

  1. A sudden or quick movement; a whirr.

verb

  1. To convey swiftly.“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 !".”
  2. To hurry; to go swiftly.“Her and the gudeman will be whirrying through the blue lift on a broom-shank.”