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upwhirring

upwhirring is the present participle and gerund of upwhirr.

Meaning of upwhirr

Verb

upwhirr (third-person singular simple present upwhirrs, present participle upwhirring, simple past and past participle upwhirred)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To rise with a whirring sound.
    • Moreover, he did not shy at things lying in the road or rabbits darting from bushes or at the upwhirring of birds.1924, Zane Grey, The Call of the Canyon

Questions about upwhirring

What is upwhirring the present participle and gerund of?
Upwhirring is the present participle and gerund of upwhirr.

Words near upwhirring in the dictionary

  1. upwhirled
  2. upwhirling
  3. upwhirls
  4. upwhirr
  5. upwhirred
  6. upwhirring
  7. upwhirrs
  8. upwind
  9. upwinding
  10. upwinds
  11. upwing

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