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Thrum

Thrum Meaning & Definition
Thrum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thrum?

[n] a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
[v] make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
[v] sound the strings of (a guitar or similar string instrument)
[v] sound with a monotonous hum

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thrum: beat | drum | hum | strum

Related Terms | Find terms related to Thrum:

See Also | go | sound | sound

Thrum In Webster's Dictionary

\Thrum\, n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. ?r["o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. {Term}.] [Written also {thrumb}.] 1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these. 2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope. 3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen. 4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam. 5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. {Thrum cap}, a knitted cap. --Halliwell. {Thrum hat}, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu.
\Thrum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrumming}.] 1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? --Quarles. 2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface. --Totten.
\Thrum\, v. i. [CF. Icel. ?ruma to rattle, to thunder, and E. drum.] 1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum. 2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.
\Thrum\, v. t. 1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner. 2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.

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