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whirring

Rhymes with -ɜːɹɪŋ

noun whirrings

  1. A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of whirr
  2. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of whir

adjective more whirring · most whirring

  1. Spinning rapidly.
  2. Producing a whirr; giving off a whirring noise. From inside the mill there came a whizzing, whirring, and clashing sound, and now and then a bright saw-blade flashed in the air, as if in combat with the spirits of the night, to cut the stumps and uneven ends off the logs.

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@misc{whirring_2026,
  title = {whirring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whirring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}