whirring

While the Heidleberg appears to be printing an invitation, not a book, the sound of the gears whirring is a nice reminder of publishing's fine tradition.

Catch-All for 12.14.2007 2007

While the Heidleberg appears to be printing an invitation, not a book, the sound of the gears whirring is a nice reminder of publishing's fine tradition.

A Different Stripe: 2007

I knew it would call, or soon or late, as it calls the whirring wings;

The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses 1916

I knew it would call, or soon or late, as it calls the whirring wings;

Songs of a Sourdough 1916

"I knew it would call, or soon or late, as it calls the whirring wings;

Giant Hours with Poet Preachers 1917

As they had passed one of the cave-mouths, there had come from it a rhythmic, "whirring" sound, unlike that made by any animal she knew.

Expedition to Earth Clarke, Arthur C. 1953

"I did once or twice hear a sound I thought was like -- well, like a clock being wound, only steadily, a kind of whirring sound."

Adventure of the Frightened Baronet Derleth, August 1945

He imagined the door sticking fast, or only half-opening, the poor trumpeter behind pushing with his shoulder to get out, then giving a feeble gasping tootle with much "whirring" and internal agonies; then the rest is silence.

John Forster Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald 1879

That was the kind of whirring noise the Dream-Fairies 'wings made, with the pleasing difference that the Dream-Fairies' wings produced a soft, soothing music.

Second Book of Tales Eugene Field 1872

In summer, we hear among the trees a shrill kind of whirring sound, which is kept up for a long time without any pause.

Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks James Johonnot 1855