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whir

noun as in commotion

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Was a Harris–Walz campaign bus really followed, in the dead of a September night on I-70, by the eerie whir of enormous wings that tracked its path for miles before disappearing suddenly in the direction of an abandoned military research facility?

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Tyranny may start, in “I’m Still Here,” as the whir of a single helicopter, but without vigilance it can seep through your doors and windows until you are surrounded.

The constant whir of leaf blowers will grind to a halt as temperatures become too hot for gardeners and outdoor workers during the day.

As you race down the bike path, you hear a pop and a whir, but it’s not your tires.

Generators continue to whir with a haunting and deafening hum that reverberates throughout the massive turbine deck.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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