Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whirring

/wˈɝɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: whirring
IPA: /wˈɝɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.

verb

present participle and gerund of whirr

adj

Spinning rapidly.

adj

Producing a whirr; giving off a whirring noise.

Example Sentences

"From inside the mill there came a whizzing, whirring, and clashing sound, and now and then a bright saw-blade flashed in the air, as if in combat with the spirits of the night, to cut the stumps and uneven ends off the logs."

Inflected Forms

whirrings (plural) more whirring (comparative) most whirring (superlative)

Synonyms

whir whirr birr

Rhymes With

referring occurring transferring recurring stirring preferring blurring incurring conferring purring deferring deterring

Questions

How do you pronounce whirring?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɝɪŋ/.
What does whirring mean?: A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.

How to pronounce whirring

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