whirring

Variant of whir

intransitive verb, transitive verb whirred, whirring

to fly, revolve, vibrate, or otherwise move quickly with a whizzing or buzzing sound

Origin: ME (Northern) quirren, prob. < Scand, as in Dan hvirre, Norw kvirra, akin to ON hverfa, to turn: for IE base see wharf

noun

a sound like this, as that made by a bird's wings or a propeller

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