Found 2 items, similar to Thrum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: thrum thrum n : a thrumming sound; “he could hear the thrum of a banjo” v 1: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: hum] 2: sound the strings of (a string instrument); “strum a guitar” [syn: strum] 3: make a rhythmic sound; “Rain drummed against the windshield”; “The drums beat all night” [syn: drum, beat] [also: thrumming, thrummed]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Thrum Thrum \Thrum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrumming.] 1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. [1913 Webster] Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? --Quarles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface. --Totten. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] Thrum \Thrum\, v. i. [CF. Icel. ?ruma to rattle, to thunder, and E. drum.] 1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] Thrum \Thrum\, v. t. 1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] Thrum \Thrum\, n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. ?r["o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.] 1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these. [1913 Webster] 2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen. [1913 Webster] 4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam. [1913 Webster] 5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. [1913 Webster] Thrum cap, a knitted cap. --Halliwell. Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]