whir
verb (used without object)
to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound.
was whirring
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past progressiveof whir.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The air conditioner was whirring so hard that at one point, Kasparian said, she had briefly snuck out into the heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
And speculation about Ewing’s future that already was whirring only grew louder as this season fell apart.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
My brain was whirring for hours after we wrapped.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2020
At the opposite end of Pennsylvania Avenue, the more orthodox machinery of an impeachment inquiry was whirring on Capitol Hill.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2019
I had only put in a quarter, but the machine was whirring and humming.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
