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
Lauren Ng
contact, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
An unassuming airstrip, once built to serve supersonic jets but quickly relegated to a training facility, thrummed with activity Monday as tractor trailers unloaded supplies and construction crews worked in the thick humidity to finish building the detention facility.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 16 July 2025
The low thrum of a crowd as the playlist slides from early ’90s R&B to a warm wave of Afrobeats.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Melody, the Virgil Village bungalow that constantly thrummed with diners who settled into its open-air living room and patio to try burgeoning food pop-ups, swill natural wine and jam to owner Eric Tucker’s genre-spanning DJ sets, is set to close permanently on July 12.
—Lauren Ng
contact, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
An unassuming airstrip, once built to serve supersonic jets but quickly relegated to a training facility, thrummed with activity Monday as tractor trailers unloaded supplies and construction crews worked in the thick humidity to finish building the detention facility.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Verb
For some residents in Over-the-Rhine, the thrum of motorcycles and speeding cars has become too much.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 16 July 2025
The low thrum of a crowd as the playlist slides from early ’90s R&B to a warm wave of Afrobeats.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrum
Noun
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Schumann Resonance Time Acceleration Schumann resonances are natural, low-frequency electromagnetic hums that form in the cavity between Earth’s surface and the ionosphere (50-600 miles above the surface).—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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The lobby bar, meanwhile, hums as the social engine of the property.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Made up of a cozy microfiber fabric shell with polyester filling, the bedspread is ultra breathable for all-season use, skin friendly, and whisper quiet for a less disruptive night’s sleep.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Originally from Ohio, Howard would whisper-speak his lectures to a crowded room, describing with fatigued superiority people (including his family) who couldn’t properly appreciate Nijinsky.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Washington delivers the dialogue with a thrilling range from purrs to roars, all imbued with an authoritative swagger.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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Fluffy robot pets that purr for your attention or tell you a joke.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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There was a palpable buzz on Charlotte’s campus leading up to kickoff.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The rising star is generating serious buzz for his turn as a struggling family man who's a sanitation worker by day and robber of drug dealers by night in HBO’s new series Task, costarring Mark Ruffalo.—
Julie Jordan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Initially Mila can be seen hissing at Fifi, just for being near her.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Cali’s husband murmured beside her, nuzzled into her elbow.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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An Indian woman in sports clothes walks past me murmuring an unbroken monologue into her phone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Andy sighed, shuddering between them.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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And while many might be reluctant to close the time capsule door on their beloved skinnies, some of us are sighing with relief that the current denim trend is comfy enough for travel.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Every evening, Hofstadter would leave his calculator whirring.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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Lohmann was an integral cog in an ever-whirring German feat of engineering that saw Bayern stride into a record-breaking 44 matches unbeaten between December 2021 and October 2024.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Thrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrum. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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