thrumming
Low continuous buzzing
Thrumming is a low, steady, continuous sound with a rhythmic vibration—like an engine idling, a plucked string resonating, or blood pulsing in your ears.
The word suggests both sound and physical sensation: The thrumming of the air conditioner.
Something thrumming with energy or anticipation vibrates with contained intensity: The city was thrumming with excitement.
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- reverberationProlonged reflected sound
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
pulsation · quiver · tremor · hum · drone · buzz · whir · purr
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- pulseArterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
syncopation · meter · pattern · steady · persistent · hypnotic · repetitive · driving
Arterial blood throb
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
circulation · systole · diastole · ventricle · aorta · stethoscope · coronary · tachycardia
Operating without working
- revvingIncreasing engine speed
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
generator · propeller · machinery · mechanical · exhaust · cylinders · combustion · horsepower
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- reverberationProlonged reflected sound
- frequencyRate of recurrence
harmonics · pulsation · quiver · tremor · hum · drone · buzz · whir · purr · rumble
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
groove · syncopation · meter · pattern · steady · persistent · hypnotic · repetitive · driving · undercurrent
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
artery · circulation · systole · diastole · ventricle · aorta · stethoscope · coronary · tachycardia · arrhythmia
idling
Operating without working
turbine · generator · propeller · machinery · mechanical · exhaust · cylinders · combustion · horsepower · torque
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
fingerstyle · chord · fretboard · acoustic · banjo · ukulele · harp · sitar · kora · resonator
thrummingsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · hush · soundlessness · muteness
thrummingstaccato
Short, separated note style
sharp · percussive · clipped · abrupt · intermittent