English dictionary

thrum

noun

Pronunciation

/θɹʌm/

Audio pronunciation

Parts of speech

noun verb adjective

Definitions

noun

  1. A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
  2. A spicy taste; a tang.

verb

  1. To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
  2. To make a monotonous drumming noise.

noun

  1. The ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut.
  2. (chiefly in plural) A fringe made of such threads.
  3. Any short piece of leftover thread or yarn; a tuft or tassel.
  4. A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
  5. A tuft, bundle, or fringe of any threadlike structures, as hairs on a leaf, fibers of a root.
  6. A bundle of minute blood vessels, a plexus.
  7. (chiefly in plural) Small pieces of rope yarn used for making mats or mops.
  8. A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
  9. A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.

verb

  1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
  2. To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in.

adjective

  1. Made of or woven from thrum.

Example sentences

She watched as he thrummed the guitar strings absently.
to thrum on a table
to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface
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