whir – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of whir

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to whir
Participle: whirred
Gerund: whirring

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	whir
you	whir
he;she;it	whirs
we	whir
you	whir
they	whir

Perfect

I	have whirred
you	have whirred
he;she;it	has whirred
we	have whirred
you	have whirred
they	have whirred

Past

I	whirred
you	whirred
he;she;it	whirred
we	whirred
you	whirred
they	whirred

Pluperfect

I	had whirred
you	had whirred
he;she;it	had whirred
we	had whirred
you	had whirred
they	had whirred

Future

I	will whir
you	will whir
he;she;it	will whir
we	will whir
you	will whir
they	will whir

Future Perfect

I	will have whirred
you	will have whirred
he;she;it	will have whirred
we	will have whirred
you	will have whirred
they	will have whirred

Subjunctive

Present

I	whir
you	whir
he;she;it	whir
we	whir
you	whir
they	whir

Perfect

I	have whirred
you	have whirred
he;she;it	have whirred
we	have whirred
you	have whirred
they	have whirred

Imperfect

I	whirred
you	whirred
he;she;it	whirred
we	whirred
you	whirred
they	whirred

Pluperfect

I	had whirred
you	had whirred
he;she;it	had whirred
we	had whirred
you	had whirred
they	had whirred

Conditional

Present

I	would whir
you	would whir
he;she;it	would whir
we	would whir
you	would whir
they	would whir

Perfect

I	would have whirred
you	would have whirred
he;she;it	would have whirred
we	would have whirred
you	would have whirred
they	would have whirred

Imperative

you	whir
we	Let's whir
you	whir

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

I	am whirring
you	are whirring
he;she;it	is whirring
we	are whirring
you	are whirring
they	are whirring

Perfect

I	have been whirring
you	have been whirring
he;she;it	has been whirring
we	have been whirring
you	have been whirring
they	have been whirring

Past

I	was whirring
you	were whirring
he;she;it	was whirring
we	were whirring
you	were whirring
they	were whirring

Pluperfect

I	had been whirring
you	had been whirring
he;she;it	had been whirring
we	had been whirring
you	had been whirring
they	had been whirring

Future

I	will be whirring
you	will be whirring
he;she;it	will be whirring
we	will be whirring
you	will be whirring
they	will be whirring

Future Perfect

I	will have been whirring
you	will have been whirring
he;she;it	will have been whirring
we	will have been whirring
you	will have been whirring
they	will have been whirring

Conditional

Present

I	would be whirring
you	would be whirring
he;she;it	would be whirring
we	would be whirring
you	would be whirring
they	would be whirring

Perfect

I	would have been whirring
you	would have been whirring
he;she;it	would have been whirring
we	would have been whirring
you	would have been whirring
they	would have been whirring

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'whir'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'whir'

wair, whid, whig, whim, whip, whirl, whirr, whiz, whur, air,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1400, Scottish, "fling, hurl," probably from O.N. hvirfla, freq. of hverfa "to turn" (see wharf). Cf. Dan. hvirvle, Du. wervelen, Ger. wirbeln "to whirl."

Sample Sentences

[ screeching ] [ helicopter whirring ] [gasps softly] (Uglies)