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thrum

[θrʌm] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. текст. незатканный конец нити основы; бахрома
2. 1. короткая распустившаяся нитка
  2. (thrums) кусочки нитки, пучок ниток на срезе
3. мор. шпиговка (мата); пеньковая нить (для швабры)
4. обычно мн. обрезки, хлам, разные мелочи
1. сущ.
  1. бренчание, треньканье
  2. диал. мурлыканье
2. гл.
  1. бренчать, тренькать; издавать бренчащий звук
  2. напевать; говорить или читать монотонно; бубнить, гудеть
  3. барабанить пальцами
  4. диал. мурлыкать

Examples from texts

One of his feet struck his guitar and knocked it to the floor with a thrum nearly as musical as the chords he had been trying to make.
Нога задела гитару, и она упала на пол, жалобно позвякивая струнами.
King, Stephen / Wizard and GlassКинг, Стивен / Колдун и Кристалл
Колдун и Кристалл
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1997
© Перевод, В.А. Вебер, 1998
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2003
Wizard and Glass
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1997, 2003

But he had not sat there more than a quarter of an hour, when he suddenly heard the thrum of a guitar somewhere quite close.
Но не просидел он и четверти часа, как вдруг, очень где-то вблизи, послышался аккорд гитары.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

At once he folded his wings and curled his thick, light limbs under him with a thrum of purring.
Едва оказавшись на песке, конь сложил крылья, заурчал, довольный, и улегся, подобрав под себя ноги.
Le Guin, Ursula / Rocannon's WorldЛе Гуин, Урсула / Планета Роканнона
Планета Роканнона
Ле Гуин, Урсула
© "Техника - молодежи", 1989 г.
Rocannon's World
Le Guin, Ursula
© 1994 by Ursula К. LeGuin
© 1966 by Ace Books, Inc.

How she had to work and thrum at these duets and sonatas in the Street, before they appeared in public in the Square!
Сколько ей приходилось работать и пыхтеть над этими дуэтами и сонатами у себя дома, прежде чем они исполнялись публично на Рассел-сквер!
Thackeray, William Makepeace / Vanity FairТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Ярмарка тщеславия
Ярмарка тщеславия
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
Vanity Fair
Thackeray, William Makepeace
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2001

And she could feel the Power emanating from him, like a low thrum just under the surface of his skin.
И она чувствовала, как от обоих исходит Сила, – словно низкое гудение, идущее откуда-то изнутри их тел.
Smith, Lisa Jane / Dark ReunionСмит, Лиза Джейн / Темный альянс
Темный альянс
Смит, Лиза Джейн
© Е. Кулешов, перевод, 2010
© ООО "Астрель-СПб", 2010
© 1991 by Daniel Weiss Associates, Inc. and Lisa Smith
Dark Reunion
Smith, Lisa Jane
© 1992 by Daniel Weiss Associates, Inc. and Lisa Smith

Next to him came steady, confident thrums as Leia pinched off bursts from the heavy rifle.
Рядом с ним равномерно и уверенно бухало тяжелое ружье Лейи.
Foster, Alan Dean / Splinter of the Mind's EyeФостер, Алан Дин / Осколок кристалла власти
Осколок кристалла власти
Фостер, Алан Дин
Splinter of the Mind's Eye
Foster, Alan Dean
© 1978 by The Star Wars Corporation

The steady thrumming sound had become dark thunder.
Извне самолета до них доносился низкий гром.
King, Stephen / The LangoliersКинг, Стивен / Лангольеры
Лангольеры
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1990
© Перевод. В.А. Вебер, 1997
© "Фирма "Издательство АСТ"", 1999
The Langoliers
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1990

In that position, the torment of the mast thrummed acutely into her. The granite's vitality was being stressed mercilessly.
Ветер так плотно припечатал Линден к её каменному боку, что она всем телом ощутила страдальческий трепет безжалостно терзаемого штормом корабля.
Donaldson, Stephen R. / The One TreeДональдсон, Стивен Р. / Первое дерево
Первое дерево
Дональдсон, Стивен Р.
The One Tree
Donaldson, Stephen R.
© 1982 by Stephen R. Donaldson

It thrummed reassuringly under my touch, throbbing like a bad tooth implant.
Оно отзывалось на прикосновение и обнадеживающе звенело.
Saintcrow, Lilith / Saint City SinnersСэйнткроу, Лилит / Грешники Святого города
Грешники Святого города
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
Saint City Sinners
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow

Their underwater talk thrummed against Linden's senses.
Линден, как и всю «Гемму», насквозь пронизывали их подводные разговоры.
Donaldson, Stephen R. / The One TreeДональдсон, Стивен Р. / Первое дерево
Первое дерево
Дональдсон, Стивен Р.
The One Tree
Donaldson, Stephen R.
© 1982 by Stephen R. Donaldson

Inside the towers and perhaps in some of the smaller ducts, things were turning with loud thrumming and whisking noises, perhaps huge fan blades.
Внутри башен, а может, и в каких-то трубопроводах что-то шумно поворачивалось, возможно, лопасти большущих вентиляторов.
Koontz, Dean Ray / Brother OddКунц, Дин / Брат Томас
Брат Томас
Кунц, Дин
© Перевод. В. А. Вебер, 2007
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2007
© 2006 by Dean Koontz
Brother Odd
Koontz, Dean Ray
© 2006 by Dean Koontz

The dying sun gathered itself and plunged fully below the horizon, desert stars striking sparks as the wind veered again, the ground thrumming below.
Умирающее солнце кануло за горизонт, над головой мерцали звезды пустыни, земля внизу гудела и вздрагивала, ветер снова переменился.
Saintcrow, Lilith / To Hell and BackСэйнткроу, Лилит / Дорога в ад
Дорога в ад
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© 2008 by Lilith Saintcrow
© Волковский В. Перевод на русский язык, 2011
© Издание на руском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2011
To Hell and Back
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2008 by Lilith Saintcrow

The sword thrummed in my grasp.
Меч бился в моей хватке.
Saintcrow, Lilith / The Devil's Right HandСэйнткроу, Лилит / Правая рука дьявола
Правая рука дьявола
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow
© Волковский В. Перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на руском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Devil's Right Hand
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow

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θrʌmNounнезатканный конец нити основы; бахрома

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thrum-eyed

короткопестичный

Word forms

thrum

verb

Basic forms
Past	thrummed
Imperative	thrum
Present Participle (Participle I)	thrumming
Past Participle (Participle II)	thrummed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I thrum	we thrum
you thrum	you thrum
he/she/it thrums	they thrum

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am thrumming	we are thrumming
you are thrumming	you are thrumming
he/she/it is thrumming	they are thrumming

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have thrummed	we have thrummed
you have thrummed	you have thrummed
he/she/it has thrummed	they have thrummed

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been thrumming	we have been thrumming
you have been thrumming	you have been thrumming
he/she/it has been thrumming	they have been thrumming

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I thrummed	we thrummed
you thrummed	you thrummed
he/she/it thrummed	they thrummed

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was thrumming	we were thrumming
you were thrumming	you were thrumming
he/she/it was thrumming	they were thrumming

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had thrummed	we had thrummed
you had thrummed	you had thrummed
he/she/it had thrummed	they had thrummed

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been thrumming	we had been thrumming
you had been thrumming	you had been thrumming
he/she/it had been thrumming	they had been thrumming

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will thrum	we shall/will thrum
you will thrum	you will thrum
he/she/it will thrum	they will thrum

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be thrumming	we shall/will be thrumming
you will be thrumming	you will be thrumming
he/she/it will be thrumming	they will be thrumming

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have thrummed	we shall/will have thrummed
you will have thrummed	you will have thrummed
he/she/it will have thrummed	they will have thrummed

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been thrumming	we shall/will have been thrumming
you will have been thrumming	you will have been thrumming
he/she/it will have been thrumming	they will have been thrumming

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would thrum	we should/would thrum
you would thrum	you would thrum
he/she/it would thrum	they would thrum

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be thrumming	we should/would be thrumming
you would be thrumming	you would be thrumming
he/she/it would be thrumming	they would be thrumming

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have thrummed	we should/would have thrummed
you would have thrummed	you would have thrummed
he/she/it would have thrummed	they would have thrummed

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been thrumming	we should/would have been thrumming
you would have been thrumming	you would have been thrumming
he/she/it would have been thrumming	they would have been thrumming

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am thrummed	we are thrummed
you are thrummed	you are thrummed
he/she/it is thrummed	they are thrummed

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being thrummed	we are being thrummed
you are being thrummed	you are being thrummed
he/she/it is being thrummed	they are being thrummed

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been thrummed	we have been thrummed
you have been thrummed	you have been thrummed
he/she/it has been thrummed	they have been thrummed

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was thrummed	we were thrummed
you were thrummed	you were thrummed
he/she/it was thrummed	they were thrummed

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being thrummed	we were being thrummed
you were being thrummed	you were being thrummed
he/she/it was being thrummed	they were being thrummed

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been thrummed	we had been thrummed
you had been thrummed	you had been thrummed
he/she/it had been thrummed	they had been thrummed

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be thrummed	we shall/will be thrummed
you will be thrummed	you will be thrummed
he/she/it will be thrummed	they will be thrummed

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been thrummed	we shall/will have been thrummed
you will have been thrummed	you will have been thrummed
he/she/it will have been thrummed	they will have been thrummed

thrum

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	thrum	thrums
Possessive case	thrum's	thrums'

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