whir
Example Sentences
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And despite the abrasive whir of machinery nearby, on this Monday afternoon, the sound of children laughing cut through the noise.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
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
Golf cart-like vehicles guide tourists through a whir of mechanical arms and machines die casting, stamping and assembling car bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
A whir of arms, a flick of his wrist, and the ball has hit you before you know it.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025
Kyle heard the whir of spinning wheels, the clink of grinding gears, and a reverberating clunk.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing whir
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