Five of them were inert, while the remaining three hummed and whirred quietly, with small indicator lights winking above various components.

As they looked at it, it whirred quietly, moving the lens back and forth.

A tube ran from the man's stomach to a pump, and the machine whirred quietly.

The styling wand was whirring quietly in my hand and Juliet's face was taking shape in the mirror.

Mr. Swift pressed a button on the side of the Damonscope and the camera began to whir quietly.

The tape whirred quietly; no message emanated from the speaker.

The boat whirred quietly on along the raised, open section of canal.

The propeller at the front of the plane whirred quietly at first, then began to rattle loudly as it picked up speed.

Night and day, the torment of thoughts went through Bond's head while the work got cleared and the hours ticked by and the deadly machine whirred quietly on.

Now imagine the same scene without the screen: the image can still be moved with a fingertip, but it floats unsupported above a quietly whirring gray box that is connected to a laptop computer.