thrummed

verb

past tense of thrum
as in whispered

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  1. whispered
  2. sighed
  3. hissed
  4. murmured
  5. fizzed
  6. hummed
  7. whirred
  8. sizzled
Verb
  • Callum whispered his choices and Maya repeated them loudly to the server.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Any parent who's had to leave their baby in a NICU knows this father's pain and has whispered those same prayers.
    — Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of whispered
Verb
  • With that, the Australian reporters sighed and smiled and the underdog-loving fans here likely will as well.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But Taylor eventually sighed and launched into an answer on his own.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of sighed
Verb
  • Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.
    — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The sky lay pure and blue and a cool dry wind hissed down upon them from the plains.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Definition of hissed
Verb
  • In the stands, fans murmured beneath their breath, wondering what new math the Kiffin’s successor could be pondering.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Someone murmured something about bacon and eggs being more appropriate at this time of day.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of murmured
Verb
  • Wharton let the ball run across his body inside his own half and fizzed a pass into the feet of Yeremy Pino, taking out the entire West Ham midfield.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The part of his consciousness focusing on tactics directed two of the drop-drones into the blobs of foam that fizzed away on the balcony floor.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of fizzed
Verb
  • Duke also knew that in the country’s beautiful capital, Budapest, cafés hummed with arguments about poetry and politics, the press was relatively free, and Jewish businesses were still open.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Pastel Colonial buildings lined the streets, their facades glowing in the afternoon sun, while the plazas hummed with life.
    — Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of hummed
Verb
  • Powerful cutters have whirred to life on a giant drill that will begin boring a new train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting Manhattan to New Jersey.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The studio whirred to what has been described as Aison’s fresh and distinct take on the police helicopter angle, which really hasn’t been explored since 1983’s thriller Blue Thunder.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of whirred
Verb
  • The outdoor temperature might have registered as freezing, but the crowd of onlookers sizzled with excitement.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Backup quarterback Jameis Winston also sizzled, completing 19-of-20 passes while running the second-team offense, marking his second straight explosive padded practice including Tuesday’s six-touchdown red zone performance.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of sizzled
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“Thrummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrummed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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