whir
Example Sentences
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Over the whine of buzzsaws and the steady whir of sanders, hundreds of Vietnamese workers in a factory outside Ho Chi Minh City hustle to fill orders for high-end furniture.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
In Boland's following over, England fell apart in a whir of loose drives.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
A symphonic mix of an espresso machine’s hiss, a ravenous juicer’s whir and ebullient Spanish welcomed me at my new favorite, Las Olas Cafe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Left in the darkened closet, Starr testified she heard the whir of an electric drill as the intruder boarded up the doors with sheets of plywood.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
For an instant Matt thought she meant the passage, but then he heard the sound of chairs being moved and the whir of a machine.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing whir
Lawn Boy
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