thrum

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: humstrumdrumbeat

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a thrumming sound“he could hear the thrum of a banjo”

Verb (3)

  1. sound with a monotonous humSynonyms: hum
  2. sound the strings of (a string instrument)“strum a guitar”Synonyms: strum
  3. make a rhythmic sound“Rain drummed against the windshield”“The drums beat all night”Synonyms: drumbeat
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Thrum \Thrum\, v. t.

1.To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table. [1913 Webster]

Thrum \Thrum\ (thr[u^]m), n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. [thorn]r["o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]

1.One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these. [1913 Webster]

2.Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope. [1913 Webster]

3.(Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen. [1913 Webster]

4.(Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam. [1913 Webster]

5.(Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. [1913 Webster]

Thrum cap, a knitted cap. --Halliwell.

Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu. [1913 Webster]

Thrum \Thrum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrumming.]

1.To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. [1913 Webster]

Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw?— Quarles.[1913 Webster]

2.(Naut.) 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. --Totten. [1913 Webster]

Thrum \Thrum\, v. i. [CF. Icel. ?ruma to rattle, to thunder, and E. drum.]

1.To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table. [1913 Webster]

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