Verb (used without object) : An electric fan whirred softly in the corner. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : The plane whirred them away into the night. From Dictionary.com.
First of all was heard a distant rumbling, with the "whirr" of the iron rope far back in the darkness. From Wordnik.com. [The Mines and its Wonders] Reference
It was clank and whirr and swish and rattle in one. From Wordnik.com. ["Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character] Reference
From behind him came a sharp "zip, zip," then a whirr. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity] Reference
And he could not even hear the whirr of the video camera. From Wordnik.com. [Ricky Hatton's love of the high life sent him crashing back to earth] Reference
Soon after twelve o'clock, there was a whirr along the road. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail] Reference
In an instant, with a musical whirr, the saw began revolving. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road] Reference
As I sat sewing, his sudden, unexpected whirr made me look up. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860] Reference
After the whirr of the fan, a trail of bubble shot into the sky. From Wordnik.com. [Morning Promise] Reference
"Top floor, back," replied the voice, and the whirr was resumed. From Wordnik.com. [Littlebourne Lock] Reference
The buzzer's whirr triggered his muscles into complete relaxation. From Wordnik.com. [Planet of the Damned] Reference
The whirr of that arrow lived in Roger's mind the rest of his days. From Wordnik.com. [Some Three Hundred Years Ago] Reference
Suddenly a rasping whirr seemed to come from the ground at their feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure] Reference
It is drowned out by the thunk and whirr of the heater beginning its cycle. From Wordnik.com. [My Glass is Waiting] Reference
As Miriam went to the piano the whirr of the electric bell came to their ears. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Problem] Reference
Below, the great wheel turned and splashed in the water with a whirr, buzzing. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Cross] Reference
A rattle and a whirr followed, as the great rattlesnake made a vicious strike in the dark. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma] Reference
I heard the whirr of those gauzy wings; it was not to the flowers alone he told his story. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860] Reference
How bravely they whirr at the arrival of a dear expected -- how madly they riot to the tune. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
Only the steady whirr of the engine and a musical humming of vibrating wires could be heard. From Wordnik.com. [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference
Within, the whirr and tremble of shuttle and machinery were the purr and pulsation of its heart. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
The hollow whirr of the revolving pestles, the hazy atmosphere closely resembling a London fog in. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
Birds they saw many times, and often the whirr of wings announced the sudden flight of a partridge. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island] Reference
On the morning of the fifth day the patient mentioned that he again heard the whirr during the night. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
There was a flutter and a whirr, and then came a number of shrill cries from the birds which were wounded. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
He was in the pantry cleaning silver, when the whirr of the electric bell just above his head broke the silence. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
Sometimes, she insists, it sounds as if the clang and whirr of the power tools is coming from directly beneath her floor. From Wordnik.com. [Archeology vs. Ideology] Reference
There were no dissenting voices, and presently Bob heard the whirr of the sending set, followed by the voice of the leader. From Wordnik.com. [The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery] Reference
"Oh!" exclaimed the fat boy, when with a sudden whirr a partridge arose close beside them, and flew away with a rapid motion. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol] Reference
Instantly the whirr of the motors was heard, and with a rush along the ground the contesting biplanes started upon the long race!. From Wordnik.com. [The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck] Reference
Then the arms of the propeller turned faster and faster and a velvet whirr in the cabin showed that the engine was falling to work. From Wordnik.com. [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference
As if in answer the hum and whirr of two high-powered motors chugging in unison stole upon the air and rapidly increased in volume. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
When all is ready the leader ascends, followed in rapid succession by the other units, and they whirr through the air in single file. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
The flight is rapid and accompanied by a startling whirr, caused by the quick strokes of their small, concave, stiff-feathered wings. From Wordnik.com. [Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [August, 1897] A Monthly Serial designed to Promote Knowledge of Bird-Life] Reference
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