Whirring has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
sound of something in rapid motion
"whir of a bird's wings"
"the whir of the propellers"
2
A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.
Verb
1
present participle of whirr
Adjective
1
like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings
Broader Terms (hypernyms)