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plural whirrings
A whirr, the sounds of a whirr. examples
present participle and gerund of whirr examples
comparative more whirring, superlative most whirring
Spinning rapidly. examples
Producing a whirr; giving off a whirring noise. quotations examples
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 Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 154