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WHIRRING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sound of something in rapid motion

Example:

the whir of the propellers

Synonyms:

birr; whir; whirr; whirring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("whirring" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

whir (make a soft swishing sound)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

noisy (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb whir

Sense 2

-ing form of the verb whirr

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