whirr
Example Sentences
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The air above Palau's pristine waters smells of salt and breadfruit, and on calm mornings in Koror, Palau's commercial centre, the whirr of dive boat engines echoes across the bay.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Zhang occasionally tosses in a distant whirr like the kind you hear in sci-fi films denoting an approaching UFO.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
Critics argue that the whirr of chopper blades is drowning out the sound of birds, bubbling lava and babbling brooks.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
At an unfinished Country Garden residential complex on the outskirts of the northern Chinese metropolis of Tianjin, construction has slowed to a dull whirr and a few idle workers roam a near-empty site.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2023
It almost took my breath away and I leaned over and switched on the fan, hearing its sudden whirr.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
