verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Already the plane's propellers were whirring into action.
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The hard drive whirred as I copied the files.
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The video recorder whirred and rewound.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Moments later as the Monsignor began to pass out the diplomas, flashbulbs popped and a few home movie cameras whirred.
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Once Blanche saw his hands whirring over each other, she knew there was some hope.
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The whirring of our locust jaws is what keeps you awake.
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The machine shop left hundreds of thousands of men with shared memories: The whirring and flapping of the belts.
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The pesticides treadmill is still whirring away.
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The struts of the bridge whirred by, dripping.
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They can speak, via a whirring mechanical voice box, and they have mechanical human hands rather than paws.
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Three large bronzed fans whirred above in the smoky air.