| Arriving at the simulator, the doors opened with their usual whir of motors, admitting her to the inside of the simulator. |
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| We can all benefit from a little white noise, whether it's the whir of crickets or airplanes overhead. |
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| That is about the same level of noise produced by the whir of an air conditioner or the rumbling of average city traffic. |
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| I stared off into space, elbows on knees, as I heard the whir and click of the shutter. |
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| The only sound that could be heard was the soothing whir of the air vents nearby. |
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| Above the thunderous whir of the aircraft rotors, Nelson and his buddies yelled back and forth, shooting the bull as the copter lifted off. |
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| The gravelly whir of wheels on pavement is subtle, while motorcycle engines throb and roar. |
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| Hummingbirds, with names like green hermits, green violet-ears, and amethyst-throated sunangels, whir and dart from vine flower to orchid. |
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| Up ahead she saw buildings of metal and mortar rise up imposingly and vehicles of every sort whir by, both in the air and on the ground. |
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| A hiss of steam emitted from the aft compartment and the mechanical whir indicated the descending of the rear ramp. |
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| The rocking of the rickety, old train and the whoosh and whir of the wheels teased our weary bodies and bleary eyes. |
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| Aruna put the disc into the slot, and the machine began to whir. |
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| These frozen, silent moments were punctuated by the hum, whir and click of slide projectors changing and revolving, reminding us of their outdatedness and sheer physicality. |
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| As we approach the rumble of guns grows louder and alternates with the whir of cannonballs, which begin to attract his attention. |
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| The lab is bathed in the gentle whir of dozens of automated robotic tools, each one performing a yeast experiment. |
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| These words, followed by the whir of the dentist's drill, are sounds few of us like to hear. |
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| Steady, low sounds, such as the whir of a fan or air conditioner, are soothing because they help block distracting noises. |
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| Once we had lined up outside, the whir of the engines sounded. |
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| The only sounds heard were my rapid breathing and the whir of the Nikon F motor drive. |
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| The clank of the steam donkey or the whir of the chainsaw would accompany the loggers as they worked in the forests. |
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| We'll miss the smell of wet ink on newsprint and the whir of the giant presses beneath our feet but not a great deal else about the Black Lubiyanka. |
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| The former teacher shifts awkwardly in her chair, and her words tumble out while her hands whir in the air as if wiping clean a whiteboard. |
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| A quick whir of the sewing machine, and the tag is in place. |
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| As the children walk among the grave markers, laying their wooden crosses and flowers on the 1,355 Canadian war dead buried here, and talking with the visiting Canadian veterans, a great whir fills the air. |
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| Think of the unannounced carolers and their icicle-splintering harmonies, or the whir of the neighbors' generator, left on to power their roof's glowing Santa even though they spend each Christmas in Barbados. |
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| I could hear the soft whir of the inclinator and, along with it, my great-aunts' delighted soft laughter. |
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| Clark of the University of California, Riverside, who has analyzed how male hummingbirds make their tails whine and whir as they flirtatiously dive-bomb females. |
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| In the children's play area outside, the old Pelton wheel stands there idly, pensioned off but still waiting in vain for the nod to whir back into action. |
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| With a leap and a whir, the device made another rapid pre-scan and, just like magic, up popped a set of thumbnails showing what was on the negatives, very nicely rendered. |
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