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Meanings of
whirring
in inglés
Sound of something in rapid motion.
whir
whirr
birr
Whirring.
Related terms
noisy
Usage of
whirring
in inglés
1
The whip was
whirring
in the air again; but it never fell.
2
The tongue begins its
whirring
like the fan-wheel before the clock strikes.
3
Nemes is using all her energy fighting off the Shrike's
whirring
blades.
4
She also heard
whirring
,
screeching sounds outside -drilling and cutting tools.
5
Small grass bucks and hares bounded past me; birds came
whirring
by.
6
A million thoughts were
whirring
through my mind, all of them frightening.
7
The
whirring
of the wheels made a pleasant accompaniment to his thoughts.
8
There was a
whirring
sound as the plane skimmed over the ground.
9
And the voice, very hard and
whirring
,
came out of the trumpet.
10
When she heard the wheel
whirring
,
Tibbles dared at last to emerge.
11
Nor was the recovery we sought merely a purposeless
whirring
of machinery.
12
Vor could hear the soft
whirring
of recirculating fans in the background.
13
All at once, he heard a gentle
whirring
somewhere amongst the toys.
14
He heard a
whirring
sound, and saw the magnetic mooring cables jerk.
15
At that moment my clock began
whirring
and wheezing and struck seven.
16
A
whirring
sound as of disturbed air and then a dull thud.
Other examples for "whirring"
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whirring
whirr
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
be a whirring
faint whirring
come the whirring
gentle whirring
great whirring
More collocations
Whirring
through the time
Whirring
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common