"whirring" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more whirring [comparative], most whirring [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜːɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} whirring (comparative more whirring, superlative most whirring)
  1. Spinning rapidly.
    Sense id: en-whirring-en-adj-K-Xrt2qP
  2. Producing a whirr; giving off a whirring noise.
    Sense id: en-whirring-en-adj-4QHSZ-m8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 84 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 81 6 6

Noun

Forms: whirrings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜːɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} whirring (plural whirrings)
  1. A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.
    Sense id: en-whirring-en-noun-tjH8wzWS

Verb

Rhymes: -ɜːɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} whirring
  1. present participle and gerund of whirr Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: whirr
    Sense id: en-whirring-en-verb-7z6xCuxZ

Inflected forms

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