Processor buzzed, analyzing data.

Meaning: The robot's computer was working hard to understand the information it had gathered.

Choice of Words: Processor is the part of a computer that performs calculations and controls the other parts of the computer. Buzzed is the sound that a bee or other insect makes. Analyzing means to examine and interpret data. Data is information that is stored or transmitted in a computer.

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The computer was humming, crunching numbers.

Meaning: This means the computer is working on some math problems.

Choice of Words: Humming is a sound that a computer makes when it's working. Crunching means chewing or breaking something into smaller pieces. Numbers are what we use to count. So the sentence means that the computer was working hard on some math problems.

The brain was whirring, processing thoughts.

Meaning: This means our brain is working on some ideas.

Choice of Words: Brain is the part of our body that does the thinking. Whirring means spinning or moving quickly. Processing means working on something. Thoughts are ideas or things that we think about. So the sentence means that our brain was working hard on some ideas.

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