whirring
English
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɜːɹɪŋ
Noun
editwhirring (plural whirrings)
- A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.
Verb
editwhirring
- present participle and gerund of whirr
Adjective
editwhirring (comparative more whirring, superlative most whirring)
- Spinning rapidly.
- Producing a whirr; giving off a whirring noise.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 154:
- 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.