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Noun: thrum  thrúm
  1. A thrumming sound
    "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
Verb: thrum (thrummed,thrumming)  thrúm
  1. Sound with a monotonous hum
    - hum
     
  2. Sound the strings of (a string instrument)
    "thrum a guitar";
    - strum
     
  3. Make a rhythmic sound
    "Rain thrummed against the windscreen";
    - drum, beat

Derived forms: thrummed, thrumming, thrums

Type of: go, sound

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