whir
verb (used without object)
to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound.
is whirring
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present progressiveof whir (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It might not sound like much time, but when a warehouse full of computers is whirring away these microscopic delays pile up and dilute the performance needed for AI.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
As we chat in the high-ceiling kitchen at the back of the house, Yvonne says the hum is whirring away, like it does most days and nights.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2022
At Ninewells Hospital in Dundee a grey, shiny laser machine is whirring in the corner.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2013
All the while, the machine is whirring, buzzing and banging, taking three-dimensional images of Vaughn’s brain every two seconds.
From Washington Post
Two men cannot share a grouseling, Nor can three divide a squirrel, And the Sampo loud is whirring, And the pictured cover grinding, Here in Pohjola's stone mountain, And within the hill of copper.
From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Elias Lönnrot
