[
US
/ˈhwɝɪŋ, ˈwɝɪŋ/
]
[ UK /wˈɜːɹɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /wˈɜːɹɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings
NOUN
-
sound of something in rapid motion
whir of a bird's wings
the whir of the propellers
How To Use whirring In A Sentence
- It is snapping and whirring, emitting a high-pitched tome like the mewling of a cat. Death's Noisy Herald
- When your brain is whirring constantly with the almost infinite depths of chess, behind the wheel of a Porsche is not where you should be. Times, Sunday Times
- You can practically hear the cogs whirring inside the most restless mind in sport. Times, Sunday Times
- I could feel his mind whirring. Times, Sunday Times
- According to the dictionary, birred means: “To make or move with a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion.” I HEART BACON
- The blind old owl, whirring out of the hollow tree, quite amazed at the disturbance, flounced into the face of a ploughboy, who knocked her down with a pitchfork. The Newcomes
- There was a whirring sound, then the clock's chime marked a quarter to midnight.
- He shrank so fast, he made a whirring sound. CHARMED LIFE
- Behind the scenes, the washing machine or the dryer is always whirring away. The Sun
- Then sunlight. ashed on metal, and the sound became distinct, a clanking and whirring of giant bronze wings. Archive 2010-02-01
