Literary notes about thrummed (AI summary)
The word "thrummed" vibrantly conveys both sound and movement in literature, often evoking gentle, rhythmic pulsations that span from the melancholy to the jovial. In some passages it portrays the delicate strumming of musical instruments, as when the guitar is thrummed by a cavalier beneath a moonlit balcony [1] or a ukelele softly accompanies a tune [2]. At other times, the term broadens its scope to capture the ambient resonance of nature or inner emotional states – the wind thrumming through rigging [3] or even nerves thrumming under a façade of calm [4]. This multifaceted use enriches the imagery, allowing readers to almost feel the tactile pulse behind every vibrational sound.
- The amorous cavalier still thrummed his guitar, by moonlight, under the balcony of his mistress, or wore her favors at the Moorish tilt of reeds.
— from History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott - ” The ukelele under his fingers thrummed out a soft, vibrant, melancholy accompaniment.
— from Missy by Dana Gatlin - Above their heads the wind thrummed and whistled in the rigging, and the clean, unbreathed odour of the sea was salt and bracing.
— from The House of Defence v. 2 by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson - Beneath his passive exterior his nerves thrummed; his muscles had grown as hard as wood.
— from O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
