She could almost hear the gears grinding within his mind.

He was sitting up straight now, gears grinding, getting into it.

She frowned and I could almost hear the gears grinding in her head.

Burke could almost feel some of the old gears grinding into place.

Miles felt he could almost hear the gears grinding in Haroche s head.

Teeth and gears grinding in frustration, I followed his directions.

The officer made a sound like gears grinding and staggered back against the elevator wall.

Take out a single cog and the gears might grind to a halt.

It had to slow to take the curve, and the soldier heard the truck's gears grind.

The airman started slowly down the street, the big gears grinding as he shifted.