noun
thrum
Thrum (noun) means a low humming or vibrating sound.
noun
1
A low humming or vibrating sound.
"Pungent sweat and heatedly trodden grass, fumes of tea and porter, thrum of hooves from the paddock, the strikings-up and dyings-down of the band all fused into an extreme for Antonia, whose own senses, boastful, stood up to it."
— Elizabeth Bowen (1955)
"a profusion of insects, which produced a continuous thrum"
— Christopher de Bellaigue, The end of farming? (2020)
2
A strong, spicy taste.
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Etymology
An imitative word.
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What is the meaning of thrum?
"thrum" (noun) means a low humming or vibrating sound.
What are the different meanings of thrum?
"thrum" has 2 main meanings: 1. A low humming or vibrating sound; 2. A strong, spicy taste.
