had whirred
- past perfect of whir.
Example Sentences
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Suddenly, computers that had whirred quietly for years started making the strangest sounds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mountains of unsorted checks piled up in banks where computers that can process 200,000 checks hourly had whirred to a halt.
From Time Magazine Archive
The electric clock on the wall had whirred, for a very long time, and Kingshaw had just lain there.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
The gramophone had whirred and grunted into "Sidi Brahim."
From Saint's Progress by Galsworthy, John
Here, on his left, stood the briar bush out of which had whirred the first live grouse he ever set eyes on.
From Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
