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Thrum

noun/θɹˈʌm/
Definition
a thrumming sound
sound with a monotonous hum
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/θɹˈʌm/
🇬🇧British English
/θɹˈʌm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/θɹˈʌm/
1 syllable Say it as /θɹˈʌm/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna thrumming sound
“he could hear the thrum of a banjo”
verbsound with a monotonous hum
verbsound the strings of (a string instrument)
“strum a guitar”
verbmake a rhythmic sound
“Rain drummed against the windshield”
Word Forms
thrumverbsound the strings of (a string instrument)
humnouna humming noise
strumnounsound of strumming
thrumnouna thrumming sound
drummernounsomeone who plays a drum
beatnounthe basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
vrombissement
un son vrombissant
🇪🇸Spanish
rasguear las cuerdas de
un sonido de tamborileo
🇮🇹Italian
tamburo
un suono martellante
🇳🇱Dutch
trom
een dreunend geluid
🇵🇹Portuguese
vibrar
um som vibrante
🇷🇺Russian
звенеть
гулкий звук
India
🇮🇳Hindi
थ्रम
एक खनकती हुई ध्वनि
🇧🇩Bengali
থ্রাম
একটি আওয়াজ
🇮🇳Tamil
த்ரம்
ஒரு முணுமுணுப்பு ஒலி
🇮🇳Telugu
త్రమ్
ఒక త్రుమ్మింగ్ ధ్వని
🇮🇳Marathi
थ्रम
कर्कश आवाज
🇮🇳Gujarati
થ્રમ
એક થ્રમિંગ અવાજ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಥ್ರಮ್
ಒಂದು ದಮ್ಮು ಧ್ವನಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ത്രം
ഒരു മുഴങ്ങുന്ന ശബ്ദം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਥ੍ਰਮ
ਇੱਕ ਗੂੰਜਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
拨动
嗡嗡声
🇯🇵Japanese
鼓動
ドクドクという音
🇰🇷Korean
가장자리
쿵쿵거리는 소리
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tiếng đập mạnh
một âm thanh rộn ràng
🇹🇭Thai
กลอง
เสียงที่ดังกึกก้อง
🇮🇩Indonesian
petikan
suara berdebar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عزف على نفس الوتيرة
صوت طنين
🇮🇷Persian
تروم
صدای کوبنده
🇹🇷Turkish
uğultu
uğultulu bir ses
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִפְרוֹט
צליל רועם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'thrum'?
The primary meaning of 'thrum' is 'a thrumming sound'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'thrum' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'thrum' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'thrum' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'thrum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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