Whirring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sound of something in rapid motion

make a soft swishing sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɜːɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɜːɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɜːɹɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɜːɹɪŋ/.

Examples

whir of a bird's wings
the whir of the propellers
the motor whirred

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whizz whiz birr whirr whir purr

Parts of Speech

noun	sound of something in rapid motion “whir of a bird's wings”
verb	make a soft swishing sound “the motor whirred”
adjective	like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings

Word Forms

whir	verb	make a soft swishing sound
whirr	verb	make a soft swishing sound
birr	verb	make a soft swishing sound
whiz	noun	a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
whirr	noun	sound of something in rapid motion
whir	noun	sound of something in rapid motion
whirring	noun	sound of something in rapid motion
birr	noun	sound of something in rapid motion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

surren

Geräusch von etwas in schneller Bewegung

🇫🇷French

vrombissant

bruit de quelque chose en mouvement rapide

🇪🇸Spanish

zumbido

sonido de algo en movimiento rápido

🇮🇹Italian

ronzio

suono di qualcosa in rapido movimento

🇳🇱Dutch

zoemend

geluid van iets dat snel beweegt

🇵🇹Portuguese

zumbido

som de algo em movimento rápido

🇷🇺Russian

жужжащий

звук чего-то в быстром движении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घरघराहट

तीव्र गति से किसी वस्तु की ध्वनि

🇮🇳Tamil

சுழல்கிறது

வேகமான இயக்கத்தில் ஏதோ சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గిలగిల కొట్టడం

వేగవంతమైన కదలికలో ఏదో శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

चक्कर मारणे

वेगवान गतीमध्ये एखाद्या गोष्टीचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચક્કર

ઝડપી ગતિમાં કોઈ વસ્તુનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಿರಕಿ ಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರ ಚಲನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೋ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കറങ്ങുന്നു

ദ്രുതഗതിയിലുള്ള എന്തോ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁੰਮਣਾ

ਤੇਜ਼ ਗਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

گھومنا

تیز رفتار حرکت میں کسی چیز کی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呼呼地

某物快速运动的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

うなり声をあげる

何かが速く動いている音

🇰🇷Korean

윙윙거리는 소리

뭔가 빠르게 움직이는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vo ve

âm thanh của một cái gì đó đang chuyển động nhanh

🇹🇭Thai

ปั่นป่วน

เสียงของบางสิ่งที่เคลื่อนไหวอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

berputar

suara sesuatu yang bergerak cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

umaalingawngaw

tunog ng isang bagay sa mabilis na paggalaw

🇲🇾Malay

berdesing

bunyi sesuatu dalam gerakan pantas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الطنين

صوت شيء يتحرك بسرعة

🇮🇷Persian

چرخیدن

صدای چیزی در حرکت سریع

🇹🇷Turkish

pırpır eden

hızlı hareket eden bir şeyin sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מזמזמים

צליל של משהו בתנועה מהירה

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