thrum

Plural: thrums

Noun

• a thrumming sound
  • "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
• A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
• A spicy taste; a tang.
• The ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut.
• A fringe made of such threads.
• Any short piece of leftover thread or yarn; a tuft or tassel.
• A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
• A tuft, bundle, or fringe of any threadlike structures, as hairs on a leaf, fibers of a root.
• A bundle of minute blood vessels, a plexus.
• Small pieces of rope yarn used for making mats or mops.
• A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
• A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
• A threepenny bit.

Verb

Verb Forms: thrummed, thrumming, thrums

• To play a stringed instrument idly or monotonously.
• sound with a monotonous hum
• sound the strings of (a string instrument)
• make a rhythmic sound
• To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
• To make a monotonous drumming noise.
• To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
• To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in.

Adj

• Made of or woven from thrum.

Examples

• She watched as he thrummed the guitar strings absently.
• to thrum on a table
• While waiting for his Scrabble opponent, he would idly THRUM his fingers on the table.

Synonyms

beat, drum, hum, strum, thrummer

Anagrams of thrum