thrum

Noun

1. a thrumming sound; “he could hear the thrum of a banjo”
   • Less specific
     • sound
   • Related
     • strum
     • thrum

Verb

1. sound with a monotonous hum
   • Synonyms
     • hum
   • Less specific
     • sound
     • go
   • Related
     • hum
     • humming
2. sound the strings of (a stringed instrument); “strum a guitar”
   • Synonyms
     • strum
   • Less specific
     • sound
   • Related
     • thrum
     • strum
3. make a rhythmic sound; “Rain drummed against the windshield”; “The drums beat all night”
   • Synonyms
     • drum
     • beat
   • Less specific
     • sound
     • go
   • Related
     • rhythm
     • beat
     • musical rhythm
     • drummer

• LookUp Verb

1. make a continuous rhythmic humming sound the boat's huge engines thrummed in his ears

[with object] strum (the strings of a musical instrument) in a rhythmic way he thrums the strings | blind men thrum and hum in the soft air

Noun [usually in singular]

1. a continuous rhythmic humming sound the steady thrum of rain on the windows

Noun

1. Textiles (in weaving) an unwoven end of a warp thread, or a fringe of such ends, left in the loom when the finished cloth is cut away.

any short loose thread.

Verb

1. Textiles cover or adorn (cloth or clothing) with ends of thread.