thrum

Meanings

• Noun

  The vibrating or throbbing sound made by a string when it is plucked or struck.

  - "The guitar produced a beautiful thrum as the musician strummed the strings."
  - "The sound of the wind chimes created a soothing thrum that filled the garden."

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Pronunciation

1. /θɹʌm/
   
   
   
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2. /θɹʌm/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with thrum
hum , plum , bum , jum

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Variants

List of all variants of thrum that leads to same result
thrum , thrummed , thrumming , thrums

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Etymology

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Old English drēam, thrumm ‘vibration, throbbing’, from drēogan ‘to move to and fro, throb’.

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Trivia

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1. The word thrum is also used to describe the act of winding wool around a knitting needle.

2. In some cultures, thrumming is a traditional form of music that involves using the fingers to produce a rhythmic sound on various objects, such as bamboo tubes or gourds.

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Related Concepts

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1. Pluck: The action of pulling or striking a string to produce a sound.

2. Vibration: A back-and-forth movement or oscillation.

3. Throbbing: A pulsating or rhythmic sensation or sound.

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Culture

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Thrum is often used in the context of music and is particularly associated with the sound of strings being plucked or struck. In literature, thrum can be used figuratively to describe a feeling or emotion that is persistent and deep, like the throbbing of a heart.

How to Memorize "thrum"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a guitar string being plucked and the vibration or thrum that is produced.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word thrum with the sound of a guitar or other stringed instrument.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Thrum is a sound that strings make when they're plucked or strummed' to remember the meaning of the word.

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