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Meanings of thrum in English

Portuguese
bater
Catalan
tamborinar

Make a rhythmic sound.

bater
Portuguese
zunir
Catalan
bonir

Sound with a monotonous hum.

zunir

Sound the strings of (a string instrument)

Synonyms
Examples for "strum"
Examples for "strum"
1
Once they were alone, the lieutenant had started to strum Palomino's guitar.
Who killed palomino molero?
2
Slowly, as if in a trance, she began to strum the lute.
Dragons of autumn twilight
3
She caught Thomas's eye and began to strum and tingle all over.
Take a Chance on Me
4
Occasionally, Mann emerges from the darkness to sing and strum a guitar.
The Guardian
5
The origins of a Maori strum predates 'Ten Guitars' of course.
Radio NZ
Usage of thrum in English
1
The thrum of machinery reminded him of the great industries on Ix.
The Winds of Dune
2
It spins so fast I can hear it thrum through the air.
Wired
3
Then he heard what sounded like the soft thrum of running water.
Gutshot straight
4
I'm not surprised, but I still feel a buried thrum of grief.
The nobodies album
5
All I could hear was the thrum of trucks on the overpass.
Pandemonium
6
As the airplane makes its approach into Des Moines, Danielle's nerves thrum.
Saving max
7
Easily written loose-finger'd chords- Ifeelthe thrum of your climax and close.
Leaves of Grass
8
Her anxiety lessens as she settles into the thrum of the road.
Saving max
9
He shot Aria the tiniest smile, and her heart began to thrum.
Flawless
10
Under our feet, the Guns for Guevara's engines began to thrum gently.
Woken furies
11
The subsonic thrum of their antigrav units made his insides go soft.
Ghosts of Onyx
12
There was a deep pulsing, like the thrum of a gigantic heart.
The bourne objective
13
Below them, the slo-trans turbines had cycled up to a steady thrum.
The waste lands
14
And then the welcoming thrum of helicopter rotor blades filled the air.
The bone chamber
15
With a thrum of power, the hydraulics began to power the platform upwards.
Another life
16
The thrum of the motor stuttered a little on the last upward turn.
Skyrider
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Translations for thrum
Thrum through the time
Thrum across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common