thrum

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
2. noun A spicy taste; a tang.
3. verb To cause a steady rhythmic vibration in (something), usually by plucking.

   She watched as he thrummed the guitar strings absently.

4. verb To make a monotonous drumming noise.

   to thrum on a table

5. noun The ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut.
6. noun A fringe made of such threads.
7. noun Any short piece of leftover thread or yarn; a tuft or tassel.
8. noun A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.

Similar words

hum beat strum drum fringe thrumb thrump humming thudding pulsation

Often followed by

of and in with salicaria the through flowers pollen

Word family

thrummed thrumming thrums