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
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The same way that our culture has taught us to whisper about our periods and hide our tampons—despite the fact that our menstrual cycles perpetuate our species—new mothers are culturally guided to hide the more brutal details of childbirth.Krista Vernoff, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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The faux poster was an alteration to the official Universal Pictures marketing materials in which Elphaba’s full face is on display as Glinda (Ariana Grande) whispers in her ear.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
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Stocking Stuffers Under $30 Cat lovers will purr over these adorable bowls.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 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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Tyson and Paul’s fight generated significant buzz due to the collaboration between Tyson and MVP Promotions.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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With the film garnering Oscar buzz, Maclin’s story has become emblematic of the power of second chances and the impact of art.Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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And some hoot and holler at just a whiff of Nicolas Cage screaming and hissing and mincing and making bug-eyes.Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 11 July 2024
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The Houston Museum of Natural Science is offering Houstonians and visitors the opportunity to adopt a Madagascar hissing cockroach to express everlasting affection.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Feb. 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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Elsewhere in the city, Israeli drones whir audibly overhead.Sam Heller, TIME, 5 Oct. 2024
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Work is ongoing — a frenzy of hard hats, fluorescent-jacketed workmen and whirring machinery.Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 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 28 Nov. 2024.
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