whirringn.

/ˈhwəːrɪŋ/

Etymology: < whirr v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of whirr v.; a continuous vibratory sound, or movement with such a sound.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [noun] > whirr

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hurring1582

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burr1818

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whirra1929

1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades ii. 30 This speech..doth greatly ioy the Greekes, They such a noyse and whirring made.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 330 The First-mou'd-Heau'n (in't selfe it selfe still stirring) Raps with his course (quicker then winds swift whirring) All th' other Spheares.

1811 P. B. Shelley St. Irvyne ix. 170 Save by the whirrings of the bats, the stillness..was uninterrupted.

1840 W. M. Thackeray George Cruikshank (1869) 305 What a pious whirring of bible leaves one hears all over the church.

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. i. 9 The whirring of cicadas.

1918 H. Bindloss Agatha's Fortune ii An electric fan made an unpleasant whirring.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

whirringadj.

Etymology: < whirr v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwhirring.

That whirrs; moving with or making a vibratory sound; also said of the sound.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [adjective] > whirr

whirring?a1500

skirring1573

hurring1582

birring1787

burring1886

whirry1936

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Trial of Fox l. 911 in Poems (1981) 38 The quhrynand [1568 Bann. quherland; ?a1600 Harl. quhirand; 1621 Hart whirnand] quhitret with the quhasill went.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Roncé, hurled; or making a whurring noise, as a stone, &c., cast with violence.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvii. 399 The whirring chariot.

1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 5 From the Brake the whirring Pheasant springs.

1786 R. Burns Poems 225 The moorcock springs, on whirring wings, Amang the blooming heather.

1830 Ld. Tennyson Owl i The whirring sail goes round.

1841 G. P. R. James Corse de Leon iii The whirring scream of the night hawk.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	whirring
释义	whirringn. /ˈhwəːrɪŋ/ Etymology: < whirr v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of whirr v.; a continuous vibratory sound, or movement with such a sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [noun] > whirr whirring1581 hurring1582 whirr1677 burr1818 birr1837 whirra1929 1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades ii. 30 This speech..doth greatly ioy the Greekes, They such a noyse and whirring made. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 330 The First-mou'd-Heau'n (in't selfe it selfe still stirring) Raps with his course (quicker then winds swift whirring) All th' other Spheares. 1811 P. B. Shelley St. Irvyne ix. 170 Save by the whirrings of the bats, the stillness..was uninterrupted. 1840 W. M. Thackeray George Cruikshank (1869) 305 What a pious whirring of bible leaves one hears all over the church. 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. i. 9 The whirring of cicadas. 1918 H. Bindloss Agatha's Fortune ii An electric fan made an unpleasant whirring. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2019). whirringadj. Etymology: < whirr v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwhirring. That whirrs; moving with or making a vibratory sound; also said of the sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [adjective] > whirr whirring?a1500 skirring1573 hurring1582 birring1787 burring1886 whirry1936 a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Trial of Fox l. 911 in Poems (1981) 38 The quhrynand [1568 Bann. quherland; ?a1600 Harl. quhirand; 1621 Hart whirnand] quhitret with the quhasill went. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Roncé, hurled; or making a whurring noise, as a stone, &c., cast with violence. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvii. 399 The whirring chariot. 1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 5 From the Brake the whirring Pheasant springs. 1786 R. Burns Poems 225 The moorcock springs, on whirring wings, Amang the blooming heather. 1830 Ld. Tennyson Owl i The whirring sail goes round. 1841 G. P. R. James Corse de Leon iii The whirring scream of the night hawk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1581adj.?a1500
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