The naked blades of the rotor were whirring just above his nose, for the wire guard did not run underneath.

The blades whirred rhythmically as the helicopter lost altitude.

As the blade whirred back into its hidden niche, Nicholas somersaulted through the opening.

A stamp of feet, a louder clash of steel, and Wentyard's blade whirred into a corner.

Seething flames danced again within his lavender eyes, and his blades whirred into their own dance of death.

With a flash, a blade whirred from The Shadow's hand.

The woodcutter jumped backwards as the blade whirred past his face and then buried itself a quarter of an inch deep in a tree.

Big blades whirred; with a short roll the strange machine took off vertically into the starry night.

Interweaving with uncanny precision, each blade seemed to anticipate the other's moves and whirred about in perfect complement.

The blade whirred over Bob's shoulder, close past his ear.