From inside, he could hear a faint whir that sounded like heavy breathing.

I heard a chair scraping in the observation room behind the glass, and the faint whir of the camera overhead.

He then noted that though the ticks continued, they were accompanied by another sound, much like a faint whir.

The faint reassuring whir of the lift filled the room.

"Hurry, hurry," she murmured under her breath, then caught the faint whir of one coming.

Now he held the small microphone and waited as the faint whir of the micro-recorder filled the dark entranceway.

There was a faint, oiled whir, and the door opened.

The compact disc lingered over the echo before halting with a faint whir.

There was a faint whir as metal prongs scanned the tapes for instruction holes.

A moment later, a faint whir sounded as the machine picked up.