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Definition thrum

Etymology 1

Imitative.

Noun

thrum (plural thrums)

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

Verb

thrum (third-person singular simple present thrums, present participle thrumming, simple past and past participle thrummed)

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

Etymology 2

From Middle English thrum, throm (> Anglo-French trome), from Old English *þrum (found in tungeþrum (“ligament of the tongue”)) from Proto-Germanic *þrum?. Cognate with German Trumm and Old Norse thr?mr (“edge, brim”).

Noun

thrum (plural thrums)

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. (botany) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
5. (botany) A tuft, bundle, or fringe of any threadlike structures, as hairs on a leaf, fibers of a root.
6. (anatomy) A bundle of minute blood vessels, a plexus.
7. (nautical, chiefly in plural) Small pieces of rope yarn used for making mats or mops.
8. (nautical) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
9. (mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.

Adjective

thrum (not comparable)

1. Made of or woven from thrum.

Verb

thrum (third-person singular simple present thrums, present participle thrumming, simple past and past participle thrummed)

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

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