Meanings of be a whirr in English

There would be a whirr.

There was a whirr of steel from behind us as our troopers followed our example.

A minute later there was a whirr.

Just as the figures on the great clock struck the hour of ten there was a whirr of wings.

There was a whirr, a beating of strong wings, and my candle flashed up as in a sudden breeze.

Then there was a whirr.

There was a whirr in the air and a bullet sang past us, cutting the red feather off Elaine's hat.

On the stroke of midnight there was a whirr of wings and nine beautiful peafowl came flying down from the sky.

There was a whirr of wings, and in an instant the boy was quite hidden beneath an eager multitude of fluttering whiteness.

Suddenly there was a whirr from almost under his very nose and he stopped short, so startled that he almost squealed right out.

He didn't remember that at all, and there was a whirr in his head that was making it hard for him to hear.

There was a whirr of birds' wings among the branches, and then, presently, there rose from a distance the sweet, gurgling whistle of the nightingale.