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Whirring   /wˈərɪŋ/  /hwˈərɪŋ/   Listen
Whirring

noun
1.
Sound of something in rapid motion.  Synonyms: birr, whir, whirr.  "The whir of the propellers"
adjective
1.
Like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings.


Whir

verb
(past & past part. whirred; pres. part. whirring)
1.
Make a soft swishing sound.  Synonyms: birr, purr, whirr, whiz, whizz.  "The car engine purred"


Whirr

verb
1.
Make a soft swishing sound.  Synonyms: birr, purr, whir, whiz, whizz.  "The car engine purred"
2.
Make a vibrant sound, as of some birds.  Synonym: churr.





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"Whirring" Quotes from Famous Books



... sapientiae consultus," and strikes from his careless lyre the notes that attest a god! Some proud shadow chases another from the throne of Cyrus, and Horace hears in the thunder the rush of Diespiter, and identifies Providence with the Fortune that snatches off the diadem in her whirring swoop. But fronts discrowned take a new majesty to generous natures: in all sleek prosperity there is something commonplace; in ...
— What Will He Do With It, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton
... were alive,—and so they were,—and drew up, as if in order of battle, just before the mouth of the cave; and then a silver trumpet sounded on the shore, and a swarm of hornets appeared, whizzing and whirring all about the cave; and then there was another trumpet, and another, about as loud as you may hear from a caged blue-bottle, and compliments were interchanged, and a salute fired, which frightened the little lady-fairies into ...
— Stories of Childhood • Various
... de airy space ob de zeneth am extremely discommodatiousness to a pusson what ain't used to it," remarked Washington with a broad grin as he oiled a whirring motor. ...
— Through the Air to the North Pole - or The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch • Roy Rockwood
... They gathered half a dozen sparks from the fire to light them on their way, and brought cool odours with them from the deepest recesses of the trees—perfumes no sunlight ever finds. And just behind them came a big white moth, booming and whirring softly. It darted to and fro to find the trail, then vanished, so swiftly that ...
— A Prisoner in Fairyland • Algernon Blackwood
... blue above my head, The prairie green below, And flickering o'er the tufted grass The shifting shadows go, Vague-sailing, where the feathery clouds Fleck white the tranquil skies, Black javelins darting where aloft The whirring pheasant flies. ...
— Choice Specimens of American Literature, And Literary Reader - Being Selections from the Chief American Writers • Benj. N. Martin


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