Thrum

[θrʌm]

Definition

(noun.) a thrumming sound; 'he could hear the thrum of a banjo'.

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Definition

(n.) One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.

(n.) Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.

(n.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.

(n.) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.

(n.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.

(v. t.) To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. i.) To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.

(v. i.) Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.

(v. t.) To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.

(v. t.) Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Play (as an instrument), strum, play upon.

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Definition

n. the end of a weaver's thread any loose thread or fringe: coarse yarn.—v.t. to furnish with thrums: to fringe: to insert short pieces of rope-yarn in a mat or piece of canvas:—pr.p. thrum′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. thrummed.—ns. Thrum′-cap -hat (Shak.) a cap or hat made of thrums or of coarse shaggy cloth.—adj. Thrum′my made of or like thrums.

v.i. to play rudely or monotonously on an instrument with the fingers.—n. a monotonous sound as that made by unskilled fingers on a harp &c.—n. Thrum′mer.

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