whirring

whir

 (wûr, hwûr)

v. whirred, whir·ring, whirs

v.intr.

To produce a vibrating or buzzing sound or move while making such a sound: The fan whirred in the window. A bee whirred past my ear.

v.tr.

To cause to make or move with such a sound: "She whirred the wheel of the sewing-machine round and round" (Virginia Woolf).

n.

A sound of buzzing or vibration: the whir of turning wheels.

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[Middle English whirren, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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whirring

(ˈwɜːrɪŋ)

n

a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whirring - sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" whir, whirr, birr sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Adj.	1.	whirring - like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"

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Translations

sifflement

whirring

[ˈ^hwɜːrɪŋ] n → vrombissement m

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