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whirring
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Whirring
(gcide) | Whir \Whir\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whirred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whirring.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to
whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.]
To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or
more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
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The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie.
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whirring
(wn) | whirring
adj 1: like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings
n 1: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's
wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr,
whirring, birr] |
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Whirring
(gcide) | Whir \Whir\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whirred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whirring.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to
whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.]
To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or
more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
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The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie.
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