Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to whirr
Participle: whirred
Gerund: whirring
Indicative
Present
| I | whirr |
| you | whirr |
| he;she;it | whirrs |
| we | whirr |
| you | whirr |
| they | whirr |
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 whirr |
| you | will whirr |
| he;she;it | will whirr |
| we | will whirr |
| you | will whirr |
| they | will whirr |
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 | whirr |
| you | whirr |
| he;she;it | whirr |
| we | whirr |
| you | whirr |
| they | whirr |
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 whirr |
| you | would whirr |
| he;she;it | would whirr |
| we | would whirr |
| you | would whirr |
| they | would whirr |
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 | whirr |
| we | Let's whirr |
| you | whirr |
Verbs conjugated like 'whirr'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'whirr'
chirr,
shirr,
whir,
whirl,
whirry,
birr,
chirk,
chirl,
chirm,
chirp,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English whirren, probably from Old Norse: compare Danish hvirre, virre, Norwegian kvirre, Old Norse hvirfla (“to whirl, spread”). See: Danish '
hvirre'.
Sample Sentences
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In a city where media companies and hospitals have armed guards, this accessibility is unusual. Inside, drivers sit and chat in between shifts, the overhead fan whirring and causing the dim electric light to flicker over their faces. [2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in the Guardian:]