thrum

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A thrumming sound
The fringe of threads of warp left after cloth has been cut off of a loom
Any short piece of yarn or rope
To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking

She watched as he thrummed the guitar strings absently.

{v} to play badly on an instrument, to insert thrums or small cords
{n} the ends of a weaver's threads, bad yarn
A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam
To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner
a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo
Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table
One of the ends of weavers threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these
To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe
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
a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
{f} strum a guitar; knock
To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum
A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn
Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table
One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these
sound with a monotonous hum
A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen
sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar"
To cause a steady rythmic vibration, usually by plucking
When something such as a machine or engine thrums, it makes a low beating sound. The air-conditioner thrummed. Thrum is also a noun. the thrum of refrigeration motors My head was going thrum thrum thrum. to make a low sound like the sound of an engine (From the sound)
make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope
thrummed
past of thrum
thrumming
present participle of thrum
thrums
plural of thrum
thrums
third-person singular of thrum
thrum
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