Whirring

Examples

• He received this with a laugh like the whirring sound in a disabled clock. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Like a bolt from a crossbow my splendid craft shot its steel prow straight at the whirring propellers of the giant above us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• After a few minutes the propellers ceased their whirring. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• There was a sharp whirring noise, that made Mr. Winkle start back as if he had been shot himself. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The only disagreeable sensation I experienced was a deafness from the whirring motor. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• My long-sword circled whirring through the air, and a great ape sprawled, headless, at the feet of the fainting girls. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.

Typist: Perry