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

Medical equipment whirs and beeps in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

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

Sixteen men sit side by side on the cement floor, damp is seeping through the walls, a single fan whirs behind the cell bars, and there is one toilet behind a low wall.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2023

It whirs a little, then, like a tongue sticking out, a thin sheet of paper erupts from the side of it.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper