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thrum

1[thruhm] ,verb, thrummed, thrum⋅ming, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to play on a stringed instrument, as a guitar, by plucking the strings, esp. in an idle, monotonous, or unskillful manner; strum.
2. to sound when thrummed on, as a guitar or similar stringed instrument.
3. to drum or tap idly with the fingers.
–verb (used with object)
4. to play (a stringed instrument, or a melody on it) by plucking the strings, esp. in an idle, monotonous, or unskillful manner; strum.
5. to drum or tap idly on.
6. to recite or tell in a monotonous way.
–noun
7. an act or sound of thrumming; dull, monotonous sound.

Origin:
1545–55; imit.


thrummer, noun
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thrum  (v.)
"play a stringed instrument," 1592, from the noun (1553), of imitative origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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