thrummed

verb

past tense of thrum
as in whispered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrummed
  1. whispered
  2. sighed
  3. hissed
  4. murmured
  5. fizzed
  6. hummed
  7. whirred
  8. sizzled
Verb
  • So, this collection of reasons is why GTA 6 Online isn’t here, or even being whispered about yet.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • At the beginning of the audio interview, Davis and his attorney whispered to each other.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of whispered
Verb
  • Shankly accepted the boldness, Ashman sighed and football had its first example of many of Keegan’s awareness of his financial worth.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 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
  • True to form, the Boards of Canada resurrection has murmured to life so quietly that only the most obsessive of code breakers twigged it early on.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Ludwig murmured, the mist outside the window mostly covering the mountain.
    — Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 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
  • The bleachers were packed, and for the first time all day the air hummed with genuine enthusiasm.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • As the tattoo machine hummed across her leg, Savanna Georges watched another chapter of her faith take shape in ink.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hummed
Verb
  • As the machine whirred to life, the film strip moved from a large platter through a system of rollers, pulled sideways across the front of the lens.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of whirred
Verb
  • 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
  • Then, a slow-moving heat dome sizzled the East in early July, toppling records.
    — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Definition of sizzled
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“Thrummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrummed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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