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Meaning of thrum
noun
- A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
- A spicy taste; a tang.
verb
- To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking. Example: She watched as he thrummed the guitar strings absently.
- To make a monotonous drumming noise. Example: to thrum on a table
noun
- The ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut.
- (chiefly in plural) 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.
verb
- To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
- To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in. Example: to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface
adjective
- Made of or woven from thrum.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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