thrum
Example Sentences
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Researchers find that animals are adapting by shifting their calls to be heard above the human-made thrum.
From Washington Post
Radio host Benny Maths said he "woke at 6am to the distant thrum of bass echoing around Malin Bridge" and "checked socials to find a secret rave's been going on all night".
From BBC
When schoolchildren are taught to imitate the structure of a haiku or the short-long thrum of iambic pentameter, they are effectively learning to follow algorithmic constraints.
From Washington Post
As dancers broke from the line they’ve created up the stage, their movement shifted with the thrum of the music.
From Los Angeles Times
A remarkable silence enveloped the outdoors, the rustling of the wind and the quiet thrum of traffic the only sounds heard.
From Washington Post
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