whirring

Etymology

noun

1. A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of whirr

adj

1. Spinning rapidly.
2. Producing a whirr; giving off a whirring noise.
   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. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 154