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thrum
1[ thruhm ]
verb (used without object)
- to play on a stringed instrument, as a guitar, by plucking the strings, especially in an idle, monotonous, or unskillful manner; strum.
- to sound when thrummed on, as a guitar or similar stringed instrument.
- to drum or tap idly with the fingers.
verb (used with object)
- to play (a stringed instrument, or a melody on it) by plucking the strings, especially in an idle, monotonous, or unskillful manner; strum.
- to drum or tap idly on.
- to recite or tell in a monotonous way.
noun
- an act or sound of thrumming; dull, monotonous sound.
thrum
2[ thruhm ]
noun
- one of the ends of the warp threads in a loom, left unwoven and remaining attached to the loom when the web is cut off.
- thrums, the row or fringe of such threads.
- any short piece of waste thread or yarn; tuft, tassel, or fringe of threads, as at the edge of a piece of cloth.
- Often thrums. Nautical. short bits of rope yarn used for making mats.
verb (used with object)
- Nautical. to insert short pieces of rope yarn through (canvas) and thus give it a rough surface, as for wrapping about a part to prevent chafing.
- to furnish or cover with thrums, ends of thread, or tufts.
thrum
1/ θʌ /
verb
- to strum rhythmically but without expression on (a musical instrument)
- intr to drum incessantly
rain thrummed on the roof
- to repeat (something) monotonously
noun
- a repetitive strumming or recitation
thrum
2/ θʌ /
noun
- any of the unwoven ends of warp thread remaining on the loom when the web has been removed
- such ends of thread collectively
- a fringe or tassel of short unwoven threads
verb
- tr to trim with thrums
Derived Forms
- ˈٳܳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٳܳm noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of thrum1
Origin of thrum2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of thrum1
Origin of thrum2
Example Sentences
The exquisite chamber-soul arrangement thrums inexorably yet with zero hurry; the vocal precisely elongates each phrase just a tick or two beyond where you expect.
From an interior window in his office, Broecker’s desk overlooks the area known as “Main Street,” the central corridor connecting the studio to the backstage hive that thrums with controlled chaos every Saturday night.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray morning air in the parking lot outside Angel Stadium recently.
Their shantytown, nestled in the middle-class neighbourhood of Jodhpur Park, thrummed with life.
But the album also thrums with wariness of modern fame and its distortions.
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