But all around him, the music is bursting with sunshine and big thrumming refrain that exude a contagious optimism.

NPR: The Arcade Fire, Dark and Energetic

Then suddenly at sunrise, hundreds came ashore all at once, squawking and making a racket with the thrumming of their wings.

FORBES: Life

Each of 350 participants, ages 20 to 89, will perform a series of tests while inside a thrumming magnetic resonance imaging machine.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Between the thrumming of the sport tires and the amped-up, reactive feel of the steering and throttle, the XKR-S is seriously, credibly sporty-feeling.

WSJ: 2013 Jaguar XKR-S Review: A Genteel Tourer Goes Rough-and-Ready | Rumble Seat by Dan Neil

At the beginning of the year South Africa's lights started to go out, plunging the thrumming shopping malls and luxury homes into darkness and stopping work in the gold and diamond mines.

ECONOMIST: White flight from South Africa