noun
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A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
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A spicy taste; a tang.
verb
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To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
example
She watched as he thrummed the guitar strings absently.
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To make a monotonous drumming noise.
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to thrum on a table
noun
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The ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut.
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(chiefly in plural) A fringe made of such threads.
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Any short piece of leftover thread or yarn; a tuft or tassel.
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A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
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A tuft, bundle, or fringe of any threadlike structures, as hairs on a leaf, fibers of a root.
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A bundle of minute blood vessels, a plexus.
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(chiefly in plural) Small pieces of rope yarn used for making mats or mops.
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A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
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A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
verb
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To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
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To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in.
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to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface