The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
whirring — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. whizzing, humming, hissing, buzzing; see noise 1 … English dictionary for students
whirring — n. buzz, rapid rustling (e.g. of a bird´s wings) v. buzz, rustle rapidly … English contemporary dictionary
whirring — n. Whiz, buzzing noise … New dictionary of synonyms
whirring — I noun sound of something in rapid motion (Freq. 2) whir of a bird s wings the whir of the propellers • Syn: ↑whir, ↑whirr, ↑birr • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
whirr whirred, whirring — verb (I) to make a fairly quiet, regular sound, like the sound of a bird or insect moving its wings very fast: Cameras whirred and reporters scribbled. whirr noun (countable usually singular) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whirr — [[t](h)wɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] whirrs, whirring, whirred also whir VERB When something such as a machine or an insect s wing whirrs, it makes a series of low sounds so quickly that they seem like one continuous sound. The camera whirred and clicked. [V ing] … English dictionary
Beware the Gray Ghost — Infobox Television episode Title = Beware the Gray Ghost Series = Season = 1 Episode = 18 Airdate = November 4, 1992 Writer = D. O Flaherty Tom Ruegger Director = Boyd Kirkland Episode list = Prev = Next = Prophecy of Doom Beware the Gray Ghost… … Wikipedia
List of Sugar Rush episodes — This is a list of episodes of the British television programme Sugar Rush, broadcast by Channel 4 from 2005 to 2006. There have been 2 series of the programme, the first airing in 2005 and the second in 2006. Each series consists of ten episodes … Wikipedia
bull-roarer — /bool rawr euhr, rohr /, n. a wooden slat that produces a roaring sound when whirled around one s head on the end of a string or thong, used by some peoples of the world in religious ceremonies and by others as a toy. Also called thunderstick.… … Universalium
whir — /hwerr, werr/, v., whirred, whirring, n. v.i. 1. to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner. v.t. 2. to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring… … Universalium
