Synonyms for whirring
whirring

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1. whir, whirr, whirring, birradjective

   sound of something in rapid motion

   "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"

   Synonyms:
   whirr, whir, birr

   Antonyms:
   quiet

2. whirringadjective

   like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings

   Antonyms:
   quiet

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1. whirringnoun

   Synonyms:
   whiz, buzzing noise

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1. Former Minnesota congresswoman Michelle Bachmann:

   If you’re going against the tide in D.C., if you’re trying to stand for biblical principles in D.C. and you stick your head up out of the hole, you know, the blades come whirring and they try to chop you off, this is not an easy place to be.