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- [thruhm]
- /θrʌm/
- /ˈθrʌm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thruhm]
- /θrʌm/
Definitions of thrum word
- verb without object thrum to play on a stringed instrument, as a guitar, by plucking the strings, especially in an idle, monotonous, or unskillful manner; strum. 1
- verb without object thrum to sound when thrummed on, as a guitar or similar stringed instrument. 1
- verb without object thrum to drum or tap idly with the fingers. 1
- verb with object thrum Nautical. to insert short pieces of rope yarn through (canvas) and thus give it a rough surface, as for wrapping about a part to prevent chafing. 1
- verb with object thrum to furnish or cover with thrums, ends of thread, or tufts. 1
- noun thrum 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. 1
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Origin of thrum
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Thrum
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thrum popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
thrum usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thrum
verb thrum
- bombinate — to make a buzzing noise
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- drone — Music. a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments. the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone. a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.
- drum — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
noun thrum
- flax — any plant of the genus Linum, especially L. usitatissimum, a slender, erect, annual plant having narrow, lance-shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds.
- floss — the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree.
- lint — minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lints — minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lisle — Leconte de Lisle.
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