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Noun thrum has 1 sense

thrum - a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
--₁ is a kind of sound

Derived form: verb thrum₂

Verb thrum has 3 senses

hum, thrum - sound with a monotonous hum
--₁ is one way to sound, go
Sample sentences:
Cars thrum in the streets
The streets thrum with cars
strum, thrum - sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar"
--₂ is one way to sound

Derived form: noun thrum₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
drum, beat, thrum - make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
--₃ is one way to sound, go
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP