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  1. WHIRRING Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dec 8, 2016 · Instead of being filled with whirring and grinding, the air is quiet, as workers in dozens of open-air cubicles assemble tiny electronic parts under microscopes.

  2. WHIRRING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'whirring' whirring in British English (ˈwɜːrɪŋ ) noun a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping

  3. Whirring - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    whirring Other forms: whirrings Definitions of whirring noun sound of something in rapid motion synonyms: birr, whir, whirr

  4. WHIR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    What they are doing is whirring the printing presses round in order to fob off this counterfeit currency in exchange for pinching the assets of the nation's business and enterprise.

  5. Whirring - definition of whirring by The Free Dictionary

    whirring (ˈwɜːrɪŋ) n a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping

  6. whirring - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    whir or whirr /hwɜr, wɜr/ v., whirred, whir•ring, n. v. to move or spin quickly with a humming sound: [no object] The helicopter whirred directly overhead. [~ + object] She whirred the stone at the end of the …

  7. Definition of "whirring" - Words Defined

    The word "whirring" is a present participle of the verb "whirr," which means to make a low, continuous, rapid humming sound, typically associated with the movement of machinery, wings, or other …

  8. WHIR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    whirred, whirring to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring sound. The plane whirred them away into the night.

  9. whirring - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 25, 2025 · whirring (comparative more whirring, superlative most whirring) Spinning rapidly.

  10. whirr - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

    • Already the plane's propellers were whirring into action. • They can speak, via a whirring mechanical voice box, and they have mechanical human hands rather than paws.