thrum
Example Sentences
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With songs like “Paint by Numbers,” he pauses the album’s disco thrum to enjoy the simple pleasures of, well, living.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
And if he does, the country may not thrum for months with dissent and democratic fervor, as it did in 2016 and 2017.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024
A subtly medieval score — distinguished by the thrum of a mandolin and composed by Jozef van Wissem — draws out a surreal dimension.
From New York Times • May 9, 2024
Ms Hendricks-Atkins said that at first she mistook the shaking for the constant thrum of construction taking place outside her office.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
It was soft, barely audible, but it was there: the thrum of voices.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
