whirring

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Noun

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whirring (plural whirrings)

  1. A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.

Verb

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whirring

  1. present participle and gerund of whirr

Adjective

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whirring (comparative more whirring, superlative most whirring)

  1. Spinning rapidly.
  2. 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.