Found 2 items, similar to Whirring.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: whirring
whirring
See
whir
whir
n : sound of something in rapid motion;
“whir of a bird's
wings”;
“the whir of the propellers” [syn:
whirr,
whirring,
birr]
[also:
whirring,
whirred]
whirring
adj : like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings
n : sound of something in rapid motion;
“whir of a bird's
wings”;
“the whir of the propellers” [syn:
whir,
whirr,
birr]
whir
v : make a soft swishing sound;
“the motor whirred”;
“the car
engine purred” [syn:
whizz,
whiz,
whirr,
birr,
purr]
[also:
whirring,
whirred]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Whirring
Whir
\Whir\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Whirred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whirring.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to
whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.]
To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or
more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
[1913 Webster]
The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie.
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