THRUM

thrum

Noun

  1. A thrumming sound.
  2. The fringe of threads of warp left after cloth has been cut off of a loom.
  3. Any short piece of yarn or rope.
  4. A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
  5. A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
  6. A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.

Verb

  1. To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
    She watched as he thrummed the guitar strings absently.
  2. To make a monotonous drumming noise.
    to thrum on a table
  3. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
  4. To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in.
    to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface


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