chirring

verb

Definition of chirringnext
present participle of chirr
as in whirring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirring
  1. humming
  2. whispering
  3. buzzing
Verb
  • Heading into the summer, though, the Trojans’ out-of-state pursuits appeared to be humming along.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Health, family, this humming season of life.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of humming
Verb
  • In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
  • While the original Broadway poster features Glinda whispering into Elphaba’s ear with Elphaba’s eyes obscured by her witch’s hat, the film version featuring Ariana Grande as Glinda and Erivo as Elphaba chose to show Elphaba’s eyes.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of whispering
Verb
  • Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Andrews’ three-pointer banked into the basket with four-tenths of a second left, leaving a crowd that had been buzzing moments earlier in stunned disbelief.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of buzzing
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