chirring

verb

present participle of chirr
as in whirring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirring
  1. whirring
  2. humming
  3. whispering
  4. hissing
  5. droning
  6. buzzing
  7. whizzing
  8. sighing
Verb
  • Someone’s whirring spices in a grinder on a shelf next to the cooler of bottled water and sodas.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But there are plenty of other influences whirring away under the hood, too.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of whirring
Verb
  • Article continues below this ad Now, Texas wants to keep things humming against Texas A&M (13-8, 6-3).
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Oct. 2026
  • But all of that said, with over 325 million global subscribers, Netflix remains well positioned to keep its core streaming business humming along nicely, albeit at a somewhat less rapid clip, according to MoffettNathanson analyst Robert Fishman.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of humming
Verb
  • In video footage obtained by TMZ, the influencer was seen whispering into the ear of the football star and father of three as well as putting her hand on his back.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Testosterone replacement therapy prescriptions are climbing fast, and the men on them are no longer whispering about it.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of whispering
Verb
  • In the first week of the COVID shutdown, Holmes packed her two hissing black cats, donned an N95 mask and flew to LAX.
    — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This step is what brought us here, to Ponysaurus, filling out the online notice to the tune of a hissing compressor that kept clean air moving through the brewing system.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of hissing
Verb
  • The nearby fan’s droning and the sound of a busy cafe only shifted slightly.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And what about Stephen, a man better known for his droning demagoguery than his warmth?
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of droning
Verb
  • Mohammed’s view Abu Dhabi’s annual energy exhibition is buzzing, tangible proof that the UAE has absorbed the blows of the Iran war and has its eye on the future.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The music rooms run long hours, still buzzing in the early morning after bars have officially closed.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of buzzing
Verb
  • One, that it was made not just of ash and soot, but of metal, glass and concrete; and two, that soon this shrapnel would be whizzing by — and perhaps through — my head.
    — Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • First and foremost is, roughly, that thou shalt not think about ordinary objects presently whizzing through ordinary space.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of whizzing
Verb
  • By the 11th game of the third set, Keys was hitting herself in the head with her racket, taking her cap off and sighing deep breaths that were either meant to steady her or out of exasperation.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The soundtrack—by the frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator David Fleming—is a delight, a polyphonic mood board of ghost-clangs, spooky bassoons, lyrical electro-motifs, and sighing sea themes.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of sighing
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