thrum
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ʌm
[edit] Etymology
Akin to Old Norse þrömr, edge, brim (Danish tromme), German Trumm.
[edit] Noun
thrum (plural thrums)
- 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
[edit] Translations
[edit] Verb
thrum (third-person singular simple present thrums, present participle thrumming, simple past and past participle thrummed)
- To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
- She watched as he thrummed the guitar strings absently.
