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As I stood there absorbing Hammett's novel, the slot machines at the back of the shop were clanking and whirring, and in the billiard room upstairs the perpetual poker game was being played.
Ross MacDonald

Meaning of "whirring" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHIRRING

whirring  [ˈwɜːrɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIRRING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whirring is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHIRRING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whirring

"Whirring" is a song by the Welsh alternative rock band The Joy Formidable. Written by the band, it was originally released on the band's debut mini-album A Balloon Called Moaning in 2009 before being re-released on the band's debut full length album The Big Roar in 2011.

Definition of whirring in the English dictionary

The definition of whirring in the dictionary is a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHIRRING


burring
ˈbɜːrɪŋ
curmurring
kəˈmɜːrɪŋ
deferring
dɪˈfɜːrɪŋ
demurring
dɪˈmɜːrɪŋ
deterring
dɪˈtɜːrɪŋ
erring
ˈɜːrɪŋ
firring
ˈfɜːrɪŋ
furring
ˈfɜːrɪŋ
inferring
ɪnˈfɜːrɪŋ
nonrecurring
ˌnɒnrɪˈkɜːrɪŋ
occurring
əˈkɜːrɪŋ
purring
ˈpɜːrɪŋ
recurring
rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ
referring
rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ
reoccurring
ˌriːəˈkɜːrɪŋ
shirring
ˈʃɜːrɪŋ
slurring
ˈslɜːrɪŋ
soul-stirring
ˈsəʊlˌstɜːrɪŋ
stirring
ˈstɜːrɪŋ
unerring
ʌnˈɜːrɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHIRRING

whir
whirl
whirlabout
whirlbat
whirlblast
whirler
whirligig
whirligig beetle
whirling
whirling dervish
whirlingly
whirlpool
whirlpool bath
whirlwind
whirly
whirlybird
whirr
whirred
whirret
whirry

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHIRRING

barring
blurring
bring
charring
co-starring
concurring
conferring
earring
herring
incurring
interring
jarring
marring
preferring
red herring
scarring
sparring
spurring
starring
transferring
warring

Synonyms and antonyms of whirring in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whirring» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHIRRING

Find out the translation of whirring to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whirring from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whirring» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

呼呼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zumbido
570 millions of speakers

English

whirring
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whirring
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطنين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жужжание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zumbido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whirring
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vrombissant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpura-pura
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Surren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒュー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whirring
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lăng xăng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whirring
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Whirring
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pırpır etme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ronzio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дзижчання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zbârnâit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στροβιλίζεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

surrande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

surrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whirring

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIRRING»

The term «whirring» is regularly used and occupies the 92.199 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIRRING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whirring

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2 QUOTES WITH «WHIRRING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word whirring.
1
Ross MacDonald
As I stood there absorbing Hammett's novel, the slot machines at the back of the shop were clanking and whirring, and in the billiard room upstairs the perpetual poker game was being played.
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Timbaland
I have ideas whirring around my head all the time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIRRING»

Discover the use of whirring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whirring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Robbie Roadrunner's Road Race: Whirring Wings
Whirring Wings Sherry A. Street. “Okay, hro, go find your own life. But you will never he as strong or as fast as the others, and you will never he as strong or as fast as I. You should just he grateful that I managed to save you from that coyote.
Sherry A. Street, 2011
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Poems
EOLIAN HARP Into my wildly whispering heart, His song the warm sirocco sings, Whirring, whirring — And all the artifice of mine art Comes on the wind by the wind to part, Part from my whirring strings — Sometimes I sing a wild, weird tale ...
John William Draper, 1913
3
Dwarves and Other Nature Spirits: Their Importance to Man
"When I was eight or nine, I was about to fall asleep when I heard a strange whirring sound that got louder and louder. I opened my eyes and was shocked to see up close what looked like a Chinese altar tapestry in gold, green and red.
Jaime T. Licauco, 2005
4
Gravitational Manipulation of Domed Craft: Ufo Propulsion ...
l'm in bed and I hear whirring and whirring and – um, starting up something like a big motor or roaring. Like a whirring, roaring noise. I don't know. And its coming over from the right-hand side, by Becky's little bedroom...And its not roaring ...
Paul E. Potter, 2011
5
I'll Try to Be Good
And yet again at two in the morning time jumped out of joint and the wild whirring began. The hands moved point by point, hoarding in one minute's forward run all the pain gathered in one cyclic hour. Winter's done even as summer arrived to ...
R. G. Bishop, 2009
6
Other People's Wings: Parodies and Occasional Verses
At the sultry hour of midnight, When we keep the door propped open For the little boys with flimsy, I can hear our presses whirring. Whirling, whirring, in a rhythm, Steady, rational, persistent ; Churning out the first edition, To illuminate the ...
Thomas William Hodgson Crosland, 1899
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The Irish Monthly
SPINNING-WHEEL SONG (From the French of Leconte de Lisle) White little bobbin and whirring wheel, Better I love you than silver or gold ; All is your gift, the milk and the meal, The gown that I wear, the house that I hold. White little bobbin ...
‎1903
8
The Plays of William Shakespeare
Born in a tempest, when my mother diets, This world to me is like a lasting storm, "Whirring me from my friends.* Dion. How now, Marina! why do you keep alone ? 3 How chance my daughter is not with you ?'♢ Do not had he considered that ...
William Shakespeare, 1803
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The Irish Monthly
SPINNING-WHEEL SONG (Prom the French of Leconte de Lisle) White little bobbin and whirring wheel, Better I love you than silver or gold ; All is your gift, the milk and the meal, The gown that I wear, the house that I hold. White little bobbin ...
Matthew Russell, 1903
10
Our Young People
This is the Wheel that went whirring round, Turned by the River whose flowing tide Carried the Log that was rolled to its side — Rolled by the Woodman, who, everyone knows, Wielded the Ax whose steady blows Cut down the Tree of the ...
‎1903

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIRRING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whirring is used in the context of the following news items.
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Windmills whirring in eighth-grade science class
Windmills whirring in eighth-grade science class. Renewable-energy concepts part of the new STEM unit at Carroll Middle School. By AUDREY INGRAM, Times ... «Carroll Daily Times Herald, Jun 15»
2
Props whirring just feet from a test pilot, flying tricyle takes first flight
It might look like an early version of the Star Wars speeder bike but this is actually a Hungarian-made tricopter with a real-live human perched on top. The team ... «Digital Trends, Jun 15»
3
Once an object of pity, the drone is now a whirring contraption to be …
The landing of a drone marked with a radioactive stamp on the Japanese prime minister's house this week serves to highlight the tremendous image makeover a ... «Economic Times, Apr 15»
4
Whirring turnstiles keep IPL franchisees happy
The IPL works like magic; it tempts the unacquainted and the expert to make a beeline to the stadium to catch up with some mesmerising Twenty20 action. «The Hindu, Apr 15»
5
A 'Whirring Darvish' at NY Armory Art Show
He called it “Whirring Darvish,” and said it was about sending up stereotypes of the Middle East. “It's a play on that exaggeration of people's tendency to ... «Voice of America, Mar 15»
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Our top car of 2014: BMW's whirring i3 warrior
Our top car of 2014: BMW's whirring i3 warrior. Our top car of 2014. DAVE MOORE. Last updated 05:00, December 25 2014. BMW i3: Driving proof that most of ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»
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Peterborough Petes' Hunter Garlent gets the Masin-ery whirring
With Nick Ritchie making his season debut after returning from the Anaheim Ducks, the Petes evinced their potential by beating the Belleville Bulls 7-4. «Yahoo Sports, Oct 14»
8
BMW's whirring warrior
BMW's whirring warrior .... couple of times while stationary, only to have been whirred out of contention by the first funnel into a single lane by my Mr Clean BMW. «Stuff.co.nz, Sep 14»
9
That Whirring Fan You Hear When Firing Up Your Laptop May …
Whether you have an ultra-thin design or something bulkier, the whirring fan has been a computer owner's constant companion, turning on whenever you start to ... «Mashable, Sep 14»
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Air conditioners whirring but hundreds in Winnipeg still have frozen …
WINNIPEG -- The air conditioners are whirring in Winnipeg with temperatures recently soaring above 30 C, but below the ground it's a different story. Hundreds ... «CTV News, Jun 14»

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