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What is the noun for whirr?

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whirr
  1. A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
  2. A bustle of noise and excitement.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. hum, buzz, drone, purr, whizz, bustle, whine, whistle, whir, thrum, chirr, churr, burr, whiz, zoom, purring, murmur, whirring, vibration, buzzing, hiss, susurration, murmuring, susurrus, bombination, whisper, humming, sound, rumble, reverberation, whoosh, sigh, hissing, whispering, fizz, bombilation, zizz, fizzing, sibilation, fuzz, tinnitus, warble, fizzle, droning sound, throbbing, throb, thrumming, droning, murmuration, swish … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The whirr of the ceiling fan lulled me into a deep sleep.”
whirring
  1. A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. whiz, whizzing, whoosh, buzzing, hissing, humming, whir, purring, hum, buzz, thrum, purr, drone, chirr, churr, burr, whirr, zoom, droning, whizz, throbbing, murmur, hiss, vibration, susurration, susurrus, murmuring, pulsating, bombination, whisper, whine, sigh, fizz, whispering, sound, bombilation, zizz, fizzing, sibilation, fuzz, tinnitus, warble, fizzle, droning sound, throb, thrumming, noise, resonance, drumming, rumble … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The whirring of the engine filled the room, drowning out all other sounds.”
whir
  1. Alternative spelling of whirr
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hum, buzz, drone, thrum, purr, chirr, churr, whiz, burr, whizz, zoom, swish, bustle, sound, whirr, murmur, whirring, purring, buzzing, susurration, humming, vibration, susurrus, hiss, sigh, whoosh, whisper, murmuring, thrumming, whine, bombination, rumble, hissing, murmuration, whizzing, whispering, reverberation, fizz, rustle, zizz, bombilation, fizzing, sibilation, fuzz, tinnitus, warble, fizzle, droning sound, sough, soughing … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The whir of the air conditioner lulled me into a peaceful sleep.”
whirrings
  1. plural of whirring
  2. Synonyms:
      3. whizzes, whizzings, whooshes, buzzing, hissings, hummings, whirs, purrings, whirrs, hums, drones, chirrs, burrs, churrs, buzzes, zooms, purrs, thrums, murmurs, dronings, throbbings, vibration, whispers, susurrations, whines, bombination, murmurings, susurruses, hisses, sound, sighs, whisperings, bombilations, warbles, tinnituses, sibilations, fizzings, fizz, zizzes, fizzles, fuzz, throbs, thrummings, rumbles, reverberation, swishes, bustles … more
whirrs
  1. plural of whirr
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hums, buzzes, drones, purrs, whizzes, bustles, whines, whistle, whirs, chirrs, burrs, churrs, thrums, zooms, murmurs, purrings, whirrings, vibration, sound, buzzing, whispers, hummings, susurrations, bombination, murmurings, susurruses, hisses, whooshes, rumbles, reverberation, sighs, hissings, whisperings, bombilations, warbles, tinnituses, sibilations, fizzings, fizz, zizzes, fizzles, fuzz, dronings, throbs, thrummings, throbbings, murmurations, mumbles, mutters, undertones … more
whirs
  1. plural of whir
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hums, buzzes, drones, thrums, purrs, chirrs, churrs, whizzes, burrs, zooms, swishes, bustles, sound, whirrs, murmurs, whirrings, susurrations, purrings, buzzing, hummings, vibration, sighs, whispers, susurruses, hisses, whooshes, whines, thrummings, rumbles, bombination, murmurings, hissings, murmurations, reverberation, whisperings, bombilations, fizzings, zizzes, fizzles, warbles, tinnituses, sibilations, fizz, fuzz, rustles, moans, sighings, soughings, soughs, whizzings … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “If something black and white whirs by, it's probably a pigeon guillemot, a cousin of the puffin that nests in cliffside cavities.”
      “Its coals fade to black shortly after it starts, but then a scratchy calliope whirs to life, taking it out on a wistful, black and white note.”
      “As the dust on the rim cuts, diamond dust whirs away from the cutting blade and continually replenishes rim dust.”
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