chirring

present participle of chirr

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirring
Verb
  • Part of the appeal of drones as hazing tools, however, is that the whirring sound of the rotors is already scary enough for most bears.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
  • For Catalans, the whirring activity at the Sagrada Família has become a symbol of their can-do culture.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Getting Matthews humming with confidence and getting that shot off is part of what the Leafs need right now.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Massive defense spending has propped up growth, kept factories humming, and pushed unemployment lower, while Moscow has relied on allies like China for goods no longer available from the West.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Is the muse whispering in your ear?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Clark revealed this summer what she and Swift were seen whispering about in a suite during the Chiefs’ playoff game against the Houston Texans back in January.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some hissing or growling is normal, but separate them if aggression escalates.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • My pal was in deep slumber, breathed through this kind of hissing accordion.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The glint and thrum of Y2K aesthetics—as contrasted with the droning conservatism of the white-collar office—read as anticipatory rather than melancholic, looking toward a future liberated from systems of old.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With the Garden crowd buzzing, Islander coach Patrick Roy called his timeout to settle his players down.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Your social life is buzzing with activity, and your inbox is reaching its capacity, Libra.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Upstairs, Justus demonstrated how the large exterior windows crank open, allowing the fall air and sound of cars whizzing down Main Street to spill in.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
  • For those hoping for something more British, waiters at the Golden Lion Pub on Deck 3 were whizzing by with plates.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cali gave her friend a look before sighing and pulling off I-10.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And while many might be reluctant to close the time capsule door on their beloved skinnies, some of us are sighing with relief that the current denim trend is comfy enough for travel.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Chirring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirring. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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