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The short rounded wings whirr rapidly, and a bird flying away shows an electric-blue flash down its back.
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Remember how you felt after hearing the power tool's whirr and watching the screen cut to black?
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The kind of word that sounds like its very definition: buzz, whirr, slam, clang.
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Dark interiors necessitate vast arrays of bright lighting, while hundreds of computers whirr 24 hours, consuming even more electricity.
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It might be a clang that jostles you from your reverie or a whirr that makes you tightly grip your armrest.
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No wheezing and rattling; just a whirr and a feeling of being launched forward by a giant rubber band.
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Upstairs, your sleep may be interrupted by the clunk and whirr of nocturnal rubbish trucks servicing neighbouring restaurants.
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The whirrs of chainsaws were normal in the neighborhood, she said.
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A device which camouflages the whirr of the dentist's drill could take the fear out of getting your teeth treated, researchers say.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Just the odd high-pitched hum, whizz or whirr.
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