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whirries

whirries is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 whirries

What is whirries the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Whirries is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whirry.

Words near whirries in the dictionary

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

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