The boatswain's pipe sounded shrill, the topsails came down smartly with a loud whirr.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston
The whirr of the motor announced its coming from afar off; but, so swiftly did it travel, that it was upon them a moment later.
"The Sins of Séverac Bablon"
Sax Rohmer
Sudden halt the weary horses, Silent too the sleighbells whirr- Look!
"Russian Lyrics"
Translated by Martha Gilbert Dickinson Bianchi