▪ I. whirra
(ˈhwɪrə)
[f. whirr, whir n.]
A whirring sound that varies in quality. (The examples are Austral.)
| 1929 K. S. Prichard Coonardoo i. 14 The pigeon flew off with a whirra of grey silken wings. 1969 H. Willard in P. A. Smith Folklore Austral. Railwaymen 174 Within two minutes whirra whirra whirra, the spears and boomerangs were coming over our heads. |
▪ II. whirra, -oo, whirret
see wirra, wherret.