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Difference Between Buzzing and Whirring

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Buzzing

To make a low droning or vibrating sound like that of a bee.

Whirring

"Whirring" is a song by the Welsh alternative rock band the Joy Formidable. Written by the band, it was originally released on the band's debut EP, A Balloon Called Moaning, in 2009 before being re-released on the band's debut full-length album, The Big Roar, in 2011.

Buzzing

To talk, often excitedly, in low tones.

Whirring

To produce a vibrating or buzzing sound or move while making such a sound
The fan whirred in the window. A bee whirred past my ear.

Buzzing

To be abuzz; hum
The department was buzzing with rumors.

Whirring

To cause to make or move with such a sound
"She whirred the wheel of the sewing-machine round and round" (Virginia Woolf).
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Buzzing

To move quickly and busily; bustle.

Whirring

A sound of buzzing or vibration
The whir of turning wheels.

Buzzing

To make a signal with a buzzer.

Whirring

A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.

Buzzing

To cause to buzz.

Whirring

Present participle of whirr
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Buzzing

To utter in a rapid, low voice
"What is he buzzing in my ears?" (Robert Browning).

Whirring

Spinning rapidly.

Buzzing

(Informal) To fly low over
The plane buzzed the control tower.

Whirring

Producing a whirr; giving off a whirring noise.

Buzzing

To call or signal with a buzzer.

Whirring

Sound of something in rapid motion;
Whir of a bird's wings
The whir of the propellers

Buzzing

To make a telephone call to.

Whirring

Like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings

Buzzing

To give a buzzcut to.

Buzzing

A vibrating, humming, or droning sound.

Buzzing

A low murmur
A buzz of talk.

Buzzing

A telephone call
Give me a buzz at nine.

Buzzing

A state of pleasant intoxication, as from alcohol.

Buzzing

A state of stimulation or overstimulation, as from caffeine.

Buzzing

Excited interest or attention
"The biggest buzz surrounds the simplest antioxidants.

Buzzing

Rumor; gossip
The latest buzz from Hollywood.

Buzzing

A buzzcut.

Buzzing

Gerund of buzz

Buzzing

The sound produced by something that buzzes.
I can hear buzzing coming from the television.

Buzzing

Present participle of buzz

Buzzing

Noisy like the sound of a bee;
The room was abuzz over the latest scandal

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