Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrummed
Verb
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The judge whispered to the clerk, who left and returned with what appeared to be an additional court official who walked across the courtroom and closed the door, leaving the officers out of sight.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
25 Aug. 2025 -
There are whispered auctions in Italy and simultaneous-yelling auctions in Japan.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Masters sighed and readjusted himself in his seat before answering.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Her supervisor sighed, angling his chair away from her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 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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The previous week, Nini had boldly hissed at her from five feet away.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Alex fizzed in a pinpoint cross to De Rosario, who nodded home from four yards out.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cicadas hummed as the sun set over the Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government Municipal Building Tuesday, as a crowd of somber faces turned towards a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department vehicle.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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Interstate 10 hummed with cars rushing north toward Phoenix, drivers pushing to get ahead of what was bearing down on them.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After the French Open classic, Wimbledon sizzled but didn’t quite hit Parisian heights.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Thrummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrummed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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