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
  • Angela George The voting machines are whirring at a clip, which in turn makes the pace of the afternoon feel fast.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026
  • But something about the collective excitement of a reunion struck a chord, and the machine started whirring.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 June 2026
Definition of whirring
Verb
  • The show has turned into a case-of-the-season procedural with the alien stuff humming in the background as the overarching mythology.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Féry applied even more pressure in Cobolli’s next service game, and leant into the humming atmosphere by asking for more noise when his opponent netted a tight forehand for 0-30.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of humming
Verb
  • Silent neutron stars at the center of supernova blast sites may actually be whispering softly, following the detection of faint radio emissions coming from one such object for the first time.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
  • Hears the doctors whispering in the corner of the room about his decline.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of whispering
Verb
  • Granny doesn’t discriminate, hissing invective at both Alice and Thya with equal venom.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Then a hissing arrow pins a golden soccer ball to the Clash of Clans escutcheon.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of hissing
Verb
  • The mics do a good job of cutting out droning background noise.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
  • Usually, the town’s namesake island, far down in downstate Illinois, is quiet enough to hear the hum of the barges droning along the Mississippi River.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of droning
Verb
  • The buzzing platforms are showing up in gyms, physical therapy clinics and living rooms, and the questions keep coming.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • In it, four contestants solve jumbled words and phrases that unscramble right before their eyes; as the tiles unscramble, the clues get easier, and the player buzzing in with the most correct answers earns a shot at the $10,000 grand prize.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Definition of buzzing
Verb
  • Seasonal sprites flit and flutter, providing transitional scenes, hinting at mystical elements whizzing all around within this otherwise very human plot.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
  • Passenger vehicles are whizzing by, some even cutting off the truck.
    — David Julian, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of whizzing
Verb
  • The internet may be full of people who want to outlaw leaf blowers, but misophonic triggers tend to share a bodily quality, an aurally traceable culprit such as a person crunching or sighing.
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Also, remember that the avatar is reading your body language, eye contact, any kind of sighing or moaning.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Definition of sighing
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