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upwhirred

upwhirred is the simple past and past participle of upwhirr.

Meaning of upwhirr

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.
    • Moreover, he did not shy at things lying in the road or rabbits darting from bushes or at the upwhirring of birds.1924, Zane Grey, The Call of the Canyon

Questions about upwhirred

What is upwhirred the simple past and past participle of?
Upwhirred is the simple past and past participle of upwhirr.

Words near upwhirred in the dictionary

  1. upwhirl
  2. upwhirled
  3. upwhirling
  4. upwhirls
  5. upwhirr
  6. upwhirred
  7. upwhirring
  8. upwhirrs
  9. upwind
  10. upwinding
  11. upwinds

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