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- Dictionarythrum/θrʌm/
verb
- 1. make a continuous rhythmic humming sound: "the boat's huge engines thrummed in his ears"
noun
- 1. a continuous rhythmic humming sound: "the steady thrum of rain on the windows"
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Thrum can be a verb meaning to sound with a hum, to play a stringed instrument idly, or to recite tiresomely. It can also be a noun meaning a fringe of threads, a tuft of fibers, or a hair or leaf.
THRUM definition: 1. to make a continuous low sound: 2. to play a guitar or similar stringed instrument in a way…. Learn more.
THRUM meaning: 1. to make a continuous low sound: 2. to play a guitar or similar stringed instrument in a way…. Learn more.
Thrum can be a verb meaning to strum, drum, or recite monotonously, or a noun meaning a fringe of threads or a sound. See different meanings, examples, and word origins of 'thrum' in various dictionaries.
noun. one of the ends of the warp threads in a loom, left unwoven and remaining attached to the loom when the web is cut off. thrums, the row or fringe of such threads. any short piece of waste thread or yarn; tuft, tassel, or fringe of threads, as at the edge of a piece of cloth. Often thrums.
Thrum can mean to strum a stringed instrument idly, to speak or recite monotonously, or to cover with a fringe of threads. It can also be a noun for a thrumming sound or a fringe of threads.
When you make a rhythmic strumming sound, either with your voice or a stringed instrument, you thrum. If you and your friends all play the guitar, it may be fun sometimes to sit around and thrum together, improvising tunes.
