churring

present participle of churr

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for churring
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
  • Lamb's return is massive news for the Cowboys offense, which has been humming during his absence.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • For years, Gallup-McKinley officials thought things were mostly humming along well with Stride.
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Pluto’s been whispering to you about long-term transformation; now that whisper may become a roar.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My pal was in deep slumber, breathed through this kind of hissing accordion.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • And, that there was a goblin, squatting in my skull, rattling a metal pail full of bolts and hissing failure, rot, spoil.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The ballroom is still buzzing as Dancing With the Stars Season 34 heads into Week 5, and the competition is heating up.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Fans were buzzing from the first show in Switzerland.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The seats move, wind gets blown at you (something that makes for a particularly unsettling moment when a character is shot in the head and the 4DX system simulates the bullet whizzing into your ear), and lights pop on and off around the auditorium to simulate gunfire and other effects.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Churring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churring. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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