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thrum¹ Definition

thrum (t̸hrum)

noun

    1. the row of warp thread ends left on a loom when the web is cut off
    2. any of these ends
  1. any short end thread or fringe
  2. Naut. short pieces of woolen or hempen yarn for thrumming canvas

Etymology: ME < OE (in comp.), ligament, akin to Ger trumm < IE base *ter-, to pass over, cross > trans-, term

transitive verb thrummed, thrumming thrum′·ming

  1. to provide with or make of thrums; fringe
  2. Naut. to insert thrums in (canvas) to make a rough surface for preventing chafing, stopping leaks, etc.
thrum² Definition

thrum (t̸hrum)

transitive verb thrummed, thrumming thrum′·ming

  1. to strum (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
  2. to tell in a monotonous, tiresome way
  3. to drum on with the fingers

Etymology: echoic

intransitive verb

    1. to thrum a guitar, etc.
    2. to sound when so played
  1. to drum with the fingers

noun

a thrumming or the sound of this
thrum Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • engine: I listened anxiously to the thrum of the engine as we labored into the cloud.

Adjective modifier

  • deep: Soon the nuns joined in, resting their voices on top of Joseph's deeper thrum.
  • low: I listened to the clacking of her heels on the floor, the unnatural rhythm jarring with the low thrum of the music.

Noun used with modifier

  • quintessence: Quintessence thrums within him [ Uath ap Draen ] Úath steps back, slightly.

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