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whirried

whirried is the simple past and past participle of whirry.

Meaning of whirry

Verb

whirry (third-person singular simple present whirries, present participle whirrying, simple past and past participle whirried)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) 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 !".1817, Sir Walter Scott, Tales of my Landlord
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To 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

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Questions about whirried

What is whirried the simple past and past participle of?
Whirried is the simple past and past participle of whirry.

Words near whirried in the dictionary

  1. whirret
  2. whirreted
  3. whirreth
  4. whirreting
  5. whirrets
  6. whirried
  7. whirries
  8. whirring
  9. whirrings
  10. whirrs
  11. whirry

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