whirry

adj

1. (rare)Making a whirr sound or motion.

noun

1. (obsolete)A sudden or quick movement; a whirr.
2. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of wherry.

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive)To convey swiftly.

   “See now, mither, what ye hae dune," whispered Cuddie ; ' " there's the Philistines, as ye ca' them, are gaun to whirry awa' Mr. Henry, and a' wi' your nashgab, deil be on't !".”

   “Some of the quality, that were o' his ain unhappy persuasion, had the corpse whirried away up the water.”

2. (intransitive, obsolete)To hurry; to go swiftly.

   “Her and the gudeman will be whirrying through the blue lift on a broom-shank.”