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thrumming

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present participle of thrum

as in whispering

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Silent neutron stars at the center of supernova blast sites may actually be whispering softly, following the detection of faint radio emissions coming from one such object for the first time.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Hears the doctors whispering in the corner of the room about his decline.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

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The internet may be full of people who want to outlaw leaf blowers, but misophonic triggers tend to share a bodily quality, an aurally traceable culprit such as a person crunching or sighing.

— Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Also, remember that the avatar is reading your body language, eye contact, any kind of sighing or moaning.

— Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026

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Angela George The voting machines are whirring at a clip, which in turn makes the pace of the afternoon feel fast.

— Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026
But something about the collective excitement of a reunion struck a chord, and the machine started whirring.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 June 2026

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The show has turned into a case-of-the-season procedural with the alien stuff humming in the background as the overarching mythology.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Féry applied even more pressure in Cobolli’s next service game, and leant into the humming atmosphere by asking for more noise when his opponent netted a tight forehand for 0-30.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2026

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