Sentences with word «whir»

The familiar Mercedes door - closing thud gives way to the soft whirring of electric door - closing motors (as on the previous - generation S - Class), and once inside, there's no doubt you're in the executive suite of the auto world.

Where Toyota's older generation electric power - steering systems made a kind of whirring sound and felt like a rheostat, this Camry's steering offered a good weight and no odd motor sounds.

The only response came from an industrial fan whirring in a dark corner.

A riot of stimulation, from the wind of whirring fans to the glare of swiveling spotlights and the warmth of infrared heaters, Series of Vulnerable Arrangements — Shadowless Voice Over Three (2008) is a sequence of three partitioned yet interweaving spaces punctuated by dangling scent emitters that gently puff out the smell of fresh - cut grass, French bread and coffee.

Hubs of sensors whir as the cars self - drive.

Sebastian escapes, but not before his leg is sliced through and he's forced to hobble through a corridor filled with whirring blades.

We also shudder to think what Donald Trump, who thinks that the slow rotating blades of wind turbines miles offshore spoil his golf courses, would make of high - pitched whirring noises in the rarefied air above them.

Choose the Civic EX-T, the Civic EX-L, or the Touring model, and a turbocharged 1.5 - liter 4 - cylinder engine whirs away from under the car's stubby hood, generating 174 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 162 lb. - ft.

The tinkling spoons and whirring machines in a coffee shop might make you feel most creative.

Altogether it's a nice ride, though there's more mechanical whir from the powertrain and more rush of noise from the 20 - inch tires (standard for the U.S. market) than you might expect.

From the top of the stairs I heard whirring stops and starts coming from the sewing machine as she started sewing the pieces together.

The starter motor whirrs at double speed before the huge V12 catches and booms into life.

If your mind doesn't whirr into action when you ask yourself «what's the one thing I'm most passionate about?»

Some babies also seem soothed by noises like whirring fans and washing machines because these probably sound similar to what they heard in the womb.

30 minutes later, with the car having done nothing but sat parked for those 30 minutes, I tried to start the car to go somewhere, but while the starter motor and fan start fine (so the electrics seem good still unlike the previous problem), the engine doesn't join in - the starter cranks and makes the normal whup - whup - whup sound, the fan whirs until I release the ignition, but no gas ignition.

«So this guy...» you'll say, one eye pre-crinkled in guilt, your brain whirring with alternatives that may kill the romance or lift it to another level.

There was no overboosting or electric whirring sounds — the steering was responsive and the wheel had a comfortable amount of heft.

It doesn't sound strange, or like it's hunting, it just whirrs away.

November 2: Use playdough to make LEDs light up, buzzers buzz, and motors whir at Squishy Circuits (Acton)

Pair With: Force Majeure — for more hotel - based antics — here, a family grapples with the aftereffects of a small but significant moment of cowardice in a ritzy ski resort, surrounded by whirring machinery and voyeuristic staff.

I wake in the night with a mind whirring over sewing construction techniques, the dresses I'd like to make or imagining quilt designs, too numerous to make in one lifetime.

The program looked at dozens of components and systems that affect interior sound, from whirring engines and whining transmission gears to joints in the vehicle's structure that may squeak, and gaps between body panels that could whistle at highway speed.

Reardon is scheduled to start the cameras whirring on October 26.

For a brief moment we are transported to a land filled with majesty and wonder, and by the time the gentle whirring sound of the projector rises above the busy chatter of the Peruvian jungle, returning us to that dusty shop on the Portobello Road, it's clear we've just experienced a piece of pure cinematic magic.

Sixvideo cameras whirred as he planted a kiss on the lips of his wife, Connie.More than 50 sets of eyes watched as he lifted himself into the cockpit.

There's never a point where the screen doesn't make it look like you've got the least ordered factory in existence, but you'll always know that the seemingly chaotic mass of pumping, whirring machinery has been calculated and thought out from beginning to end.

The mechanical whir of the starter is quickly replaced by the snarl of ignition.

The rumour mill is slowly whirring back into action on this miserable Monday, suggesting today that Spurs» midfielder and German international Lewis Holtby may...

On city streets the engine whirred along like clockwork, so that I barely heard the rough cough of diesel combustion.

At idle it's making a thin, high - pitched whirring noise almost like an electronically synthesised imitation of what an engine might sound like.

Stroll past the dozens of stalls serving food to the fascinated tourists excitedly pointing at giant, steaming woks of noodles, dried sticks of skewered insects and whirring blenders filled with local fruits, and you'll find the experience to be an exquisite assault on the senses.

I may not work in the magazines (or even journalism) anymore, but it doesn't stop my brain whirring about the cult of celebrity.

Rebecca Horn's Schmetterling (2006) flaps its shimmering wings in a constant mechanical rhythm to the soft whirr of the motor that drives it.

If you are buying a used Nissan Maxima, especially with high mileage, watch out for whirring or rattling noises from the timing chain area.

Called the Mechanical Turk, it consisted of a wooden box with whirring gears and a mannequin dressed like a Turk, whose hand deftly moved pieces across the board, beating most of its human opponents.

At the beginning a drill whirrs into bone.

Fuel - pump whir mixes with valvetrain clatter, fan whoosh, and some oddball background noise that vaguely reminds you of supercharger whine.

A French midfielder with massive presence sent off in an intense match between Manchester United and Arsenal reflected on his emotions in the dressing room, mind whirring while the latter stages of the game were played without him.

/ / Put all ingredients into a small food processor and whir together for a few seconds until everything is chopped finely and combined.

It was a dark, cramped space, and, as the projector whirred into motion, it became increasingly hot and noisy... As I watched the projectionist wrestle with a giant spool of film, the scene reminded me of a railwayman shovelling coal into a locomotive.

Usually, a dying hard drive makes a new and distinct noise — clicking and loud whirring sounds are the easiest to spot.

But for now, the creatures who occupy or pass through this bit of land on Prince Edward County's south shore may do so without the threat of bulldozers rolling across the terrain or 50 - storey machines whirring overhead.

Two huge wall mirrors emphasise the proportions of this beautiful high - ceilinged room which is cooled by whirring ceiling fans.

If you've got things whirring around in your head every night, keep a notebook by your bed and write down any niggles, worries or tasks you need to remember.

A fan does whirr away inside the LG, but its volume was not detectable above ambient on our decibel meter, and it's only noticeable in a very quiet room.

The movements of people and light are captured brilliantly, and it's a testament to Farr's skill how easy it is as a viewer to get totally immersed in the city scenes that whirr past the car window that forms our viewpoint for much of the film.

Activating the ANC offered a slight bump in volume (+1 to 2 decibels) and, as expected, removed some outside noise, including the low whir of moving air from my ceiling fan and the road noise from traffic passing outside my window.

After a quick whir in the food processor with crème fraîche and a tiny bit of honey, the sauce is ready to go.