Definition
Making a continuous, rapid buzzing or spinning sound, like a motor or hummingbird wings.
Etymology
From Middle English 'whirre,' an imitative word created to sound like the noise itself. Related to Old Norse 'hvirra' meaning to turn rapidly.
Kelly Says
Whirring is pure onomatopoeia—you hear the sound and the word together! In the 1600s, people invented this word to capture what machinery sounded like, making it one of our best sound-words.
Translations
ELΕλληνικά
βουητό
voo-eh-toh
ESEspañol
zumbido
zum-bee-doh
FAفارسی
صدای سوت
sa-da-ye soot
FRFrançais
bourdonnement
bur-don-neh-man
HIहिन्दी
घुंघुराहट
ghun-ghura-hat
IDBahasa Indonesia
zumbul
zum-bul
ITItaliano
ronzio
ron-tsee-oh
KO한국어
윙윙거림
wing-wing-geo-rim
MSBahasa Melayu
zumbul
zum-bul
NLNederlands
suizen
zoy-zen
PTPortuguês
zumbido
zum-bee-doh
RUРусский
гудение
goo-dee-yeh
SWKiswahili
kicheche
ki-che-che
TRTürkçe
zıvıldama
jiv-dil-ah-mah
UKУкраїнська
дзвін
dzv-in
VITiếng Việt
tiếng ồn
tee-eeng on
ZUZU
isigubhu
ee-si-goo-boo