WHIRRING, noun The sound of a partridges or pheasants wings. [Note.--Whir is used by the common people in New England in an adverbial manner, to express the rapid flight or the sound of any thing thrown. See Whir.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.