as in hum
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
the steady thrum of the turbines in the power plant
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Recent Examples of thrum
Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Halibut crudo thrums with salty richness thanks to a sauce of cinnamon and malty beer.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024
Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
Dialogue is nearly nonexistent, but the film thrums with a kinetic musical rhythm.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 31 May 2024
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Noun
Its prose thrums with a lofty, tragic resonance that many of Homer’s translators have strived for.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Halibut crudo thrums with salty richness thanks to a sauce of cinnamon and malty beer.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
Meanwhile, Kathryn was thrumming with adrenaline in the below-freezing weather.
—Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
Dialogue is nearly nonexistent, but the film thrums with a kinetic musical rhythm.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 31 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrum
Verb
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Tree limbs whispered in the night wind as if urging them on.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Luckily, just in time, Nick whispers the one word in the (British) English language that instantly turns back the clock.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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This little kitty purrs, walks, and even tumbles, giving my daughter all the fun of having another cat without the extra fur or midnight meows.Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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Not all cats purr – some are physically unable to produce the vibrations.Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2024
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The Peaky Blinders movie continues to build buzz and here’s a first look of Saltburn star Barry Keoghan, who joins the cast for the feature.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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The buzz Reminder: Williams is still a rookie, three weeks shy of his 23rd birthday and still only seven games into his NFL career.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Instead, the show feels like someone took a pin to that inflatable couch — air is constantly hissing out of it.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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In the original script, there was more of Frodo hissing and arching his back.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024
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Baraka took the stage, in a pink shirt and white sneakers, and delivered an address that kept the room murmuring and chuckling for more than an hour.Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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My Method Actor scatters luminous beads of sound design into a writhing body of hooks and vocal lines—sometimes murmured, others chanted, all interspersed with that trademark Yanya flourish that sounds like a sigh rising to a yelp.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2024
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Those answers will unfortunately have to wait until Season 2. Maggie sighs.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
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In Jilly Cooper’s world, men conquer, women sigh, the sun shines perpetually on pale-gold Cotswolds mansions with bluebells in bloom, and absolutely everyone is DTF, as the parlance goes.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Pots are steaming, whisks are whirring and the air is thick with sugar.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the mid-60s, this whirring mechanical device the size of an entire room was an object of profound mystery to the average American.Tacita Quinn, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
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Others volunteer to water plants, write a weekly newsletter, launder aprons, check on members who haven’t shown up in a while, and shoulder other tasks needed to keep the clubhouse humming.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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The question is whether the Fed can help keep the economy out of a recession now that it’s begun cutting interest rates to keep the job market humming.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Thrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrum. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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