Thrumming
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Thrumming is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of thrum.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of thrum.
More Meanings
- The sound or action of something that thrums.
Example Sentences
The harp itself was a huge gourd, and a most unmusical "shell" it proved to be. It had three strings, the thrummings of which disquieted me on two accounts[…]
Those unfortunate and well-educated women made themselves heard from the neighbouring drawing-room, where they were thrumming away, with hard fingers, an elaborate music-piece on the piano-forte, as their mother spoke; and indeed, they were at music, or at backboard, or at geography, or at history, the whole day long.
Word Forms
- thrummings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thrumb, thrump, thudding, thumping, throb, kerthump.
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