whirrs
Hums while spinning
Whirrs is the third-person singular of whir, meaning to make a continuous low humming or buzzing sound, like rapidly spinning machinery or beating wings: The fan whirrs in the background.
As a noun, whirrs are instances of such sounds: the whirrs of hummingbird wings.
Energy-to-motion converter
- engineMachine producing motion
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
servo · rotor · blender · processor · drill · sewing machine · hard drive · refrigerator
Low steady sound
- buzzContinuous low drone
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
purr · whine · murmur · chirr · fizz · sizzle · crackle · whiz
motor
Energy-to-motion converter
gears · servo · rotor · blender · processor · drill · sewing machine · hard drive · refrigerator · generator
hum
Low steady sound
vibration · purr · whine · murmur · chirr · fizz · sizzle · crackle · whiz · whoosh
wings
Limbs for flight
hummingbird · moth · bee · fly · mosquito · flutter · hovering · beating · iridescent · swarm
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
spiral · vortex · blur · flicker · revolve · reel · swirl · dervish · pinwheel · windmill
- give it a whirlTry something out
- whirlwind romanceIntense, brief romantic relationship
- give something a whirlAttempt something new
- giving something a whirlTesting something out
- reap the whirlwindSuffer consequences of misdeeds
- gave something a whirlAttempted something new
whirl, whirlwind, whirling, whirlpool, whir, whirring, whirr, whirred, whirligig