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The whirling noise is the motor. It may be that the drive belt has broken?
When was the last time it was professionally cleaned, serviced and timed? With moderate use, they need doing every 2 to 3 years. The inside workings of sewing machines are very tough and seldom 'break'.
If you raise the presser foot, set the stitch length to a 3 or higher, then slowly press the foot control, can you see the feed dogs rise, move backward, then drop and come forward again? If they are not moving, the feed dogs have seized. If they are moving but do not rise above the needle plate, then you have them disengaged.
If they are seized, resist the temptation to run the machine anymore until you can get it serviced. It could damage the motor causing more repair cost.
If they are disengaged (dropped), then you need to find the control lever or dial that engages them.
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