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Verb
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Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Traffic hummed along the avenue, and machinery whirred at the tire shop.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Its impact doesn’t hinge on a late revelation; in fact, the truth about the hurt that lies between these characters is whispered unequivocally throughout, and at one point illustrated explicitly.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Two staffers next to me whispered to each other, catching up about their week off.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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To the right hummed Interstate 190; beyond the highway, the Niagara River; beyond the river, Canada.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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“Chirred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirred. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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