whirs

Example Sentences

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Machinery whirs loudly as a rare-earth mixture is bathed in hydrochloric acid and gradually separated into pure oxides that can be shipped to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Next, Doc’s Rube Goldberg-ian breakfast contraption whirs to action with burned toast and a glop of overflowing dog food, implying that he and his dog Einstein have themselves been missing for a while.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

The plane’s propeller whirs, and Snoopy’s head swings around, up and down, scanning for any sign of his German foe.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023

A few miles away, in a building at Stockley Park west of London, the Premier League’s Video Assistant Referee studio whirs into action.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Above us the fan whirs softly, coaxing warm air around the room.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon