whirring

plural whirrings

1. A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of whirr
2. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of whir

comparative more whirring · superlative most whirring

1. Spinning rapidly.
2. Producing a whirr; giving off a whirring noise.

   From inside the mill there came a whizzing, whirring, and clashing sound, and now and then a bright saw-blade flashed in the air, as if in combat with the spirits of the night, to cut the stumps and uneven ends off the logs.

   1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 154