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WHIRRINGS Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word whirrings. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word whirrings. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for WHIRRINGS

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whir
verbv
noun

• sound of something in rapid motion

verb

• make a soft swishing sound

buzz
verb, nounv, n
noun

• sound of rapid vibration

• a confusion of activity and gossip

verb

• make a buzzing sound

• fly low

• be noisy with activity

• call with a buzzer

drone
verb, nounv, n
noun

• stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen

• an unchanging intonation

• someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

• an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control

• a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone

verb

• make a monotonous low dull sound

• talk in a monotonous voice

hum
verbv
noun

• an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan

• the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

• a humming noise

verb

• sing with closed lips

• be noisy with activity

• sound with a monotonous hum

• make a low continuous sound

whirl
verb, nounv, n
noun

• confused movement

• the shape of something rotating rapidly

• a usually brief attempt

• the act of rotating rapidly

verb

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion

• cause to spin

• flow in a circular current, of liquids

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• fly around

birr
nounn
noun

• sound of something in rapid motion

• the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents

verb

• make a soft swishing sound

whirr
verbv
noun

• sound of something in rapid motion

verb

• make a soft swishing sound

• make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

Best Hypernyms For WHIRRINGS

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