Thrum
noun
- 1.
- (A thrumming sound) សំឡេងដេញ, សំឡេងគោះ (ភ្លេង)
- 2.
- (1. Music. To strum idly on a stringed instrument. 2. To speak in a monotonous tone of voice; drone) ដេញ, គោះដោយម្រាមដៃ (ភ្លេង)
verb — past tense: thrummed ; past participle: thrummed ; present participle: thrumming ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (1. Music. To play [a stringed instrument] idly or monotonously: thrummed a guitar. 2. To speak, repeat, or recite in a monotonous tone of voice; drone) លេងភ្លេង, កេះហ្គីតា, គោះដោយម្រាមដៃ (ភ្លេង)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.
- 2.
- Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
- 3.
- A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
- 4.
- A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
- 5.
- A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
verb — past tense: thrummed ; past participle: thrummed ; present participle: thrumming ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
- 6.
- (TRANSITIVE) Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.