whirring Neutral 🟢 Beginner (A1)

Adjective
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whirring
Meaning

"Whirring" is a word that describes a sound made by something that is moving rapidly, like a machine or an insect's wings. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something that sounds like rapidly vibrating wings.

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Grammar Forms
Category Form Value
Verbs V1 (Base) whirring
V2 (Past) whirringed
V3 (Participle) whirringed
ING (Continuous) whirringing
S-Form (Present) whirrings
Nouns Plural Form whirrings
Adjectives Comparative (-er) whirringer
Superlative (-est) whirringest