churring

verb

present participle of churr
as in chirring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for churring
  1. whirring
  2. humming
  3. whispering
  4. hissing
  5. droning
  6. sighing
  7. buzzing
  8. whizzing
Verb
  • Inside one of American Royal’s vast new barns, the smell of fresh paint still lingers as the hum of whirring drills and construction equipment fills the space just over 15 days until its first event on the new campus.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Visually, the entire set was stunning, with fast cuts of Nancy Whang pounding on her keyboard, Al Doyle whirring his synthesizer, and Murphy shouting into his microphone, wrapped around his arm.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of whirring
Verb
  • Meanwhile, this column just keeps humming along day after day.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The sounds of generators humming and chain saws whirling filled the neighborhood Thursday afternoon.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of humming
Verb
  • As the drama of the mistrial motion unfolded, the crowd in the courtroom began whispering.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Ranchers began whispering about eminent domain, turning a debate over federal policy into something deeply personal.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of whispering
Verb
  • Scientists previously created tiny diving suits for Madagascar hissing cockroaches that could be used in perilous search operations, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But delivering that level of craft in a high-octane room where the hissing espresso machine competes with the bassline?
    — Carly Boers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hissing
Verb
  • His robust, under-appreciated score is composed with droning synthesizer undercurrents, old-fashioned action adventure fanfares, and intense rapid-fire tracks punctuated by brass exclamations and roaring percussion.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 July 2026
  • The mics do a good job of cutting out droning background noise.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of droning
Verb
  • The soundtrack—by the frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator David Fleming—is a delight, a polyphonic mood board of ghost-clangs, spooky bassoons, lyrical electro-motifs, and sighing sea themes.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of sighing
Verb
  • With the kids back in school and movie theaters buzzing with their best audience numbers in years, September might be the perfect time to catch a matinee.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, Swifties have been buzzing with what this could mean about the superstar’s next career steps.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of buzzing
Verb
  • First and foremost is, roughly, that thou shalt not think about ordinary objects presently whizzing through ordinary space.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no better view than from whizzing over the water on these scenic bridges.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of whizzing
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“Churring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churring. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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