whir
verb (used without object)
to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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They read that sort of thing as fast as a night-hawk will whir.
From Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy