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What is the past tense of whir?

What's the past tense of whir? Here's the word you're looking for.

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The past tense of whir is whirred.

The third-person singular simple present indicative form of whir is whirs.

The present participle of whir is whirring.

The past participle of whir is whirred.

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It beeped and whirred to life, the hard-drive sounding its soft purr as it accessed the system files needed to rouse the little giant.
Mounted fans whirred overhead, efficiently distributing the rank air and grime into all corners.
In the background, cameras whirred like demented bluebottles, adding their drone to the low buzz of conversation.
Will gave a light two fingered salute to those staying, as the rotors whirred and the chopper left.
The engine, cranky, rusty, out-of-practice, whirred to life. The entire vehicle began to shake, violently at first, then settling.
For the next half hour, as the rusting guard rails and shoulder-high weeds of the median whirred past, I lost my orientation.

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