whirred

• It was a type of operation never done before Motion-picture cameras whirred, recording the procedure Above that still form only the surgeon's eyes were visible. —  074 - The World's Fair Goblin
• Five plunging sheep were dragged in by their hind legs from the pens, machinery whirred, a raw-boned man moved over to the press, spat on his hands, and bore down on the ratchet lever. —  Died in the Wool - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 13: 1944
• Once a rattlesnake whirred, and shortly after that Monk made a loud gulping noise and stopped. —  027 - The Secret In The Sky
• Again it whirred, struck— once, twice— hummed and clicked and again struck up its monotonous tick tick tick that made her want to scream. —  New Page 1
• A dragonfly hovered in the air between them and she watched the sun catch the spectrum of colors on its wings as it whirred, hovered, then streaked out through the window in a blur. —  New Page 1

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