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thrum

[θrʌm] брит. / амер.

  1. сущ.

    1. текст. незатканный конец нити основы; бахрома

      1. короткая распустившаяся нитка

      2. (thrums) кусочки нитки, пучок ниток на срезе

    2. мор. шпиговка (мата); пеньковая нить (для швабры)

    3. 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
Pastthrummed
Imperativethrum
Present Participle (Participle I)thrumming
Past Participle (Participle II)thrummed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I thrumwe thrum
you thrumyou thrum
he/she/it thrumsthey thrum
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am thrummingwe are thrumming
you are thrummingyou are thrumming
he/she/it is thrummingthey are thrumming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have thrummedwe have thrummed
you have thrummedyou have thrummed
he/she/it has thrummedthey have thrummed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been thrummingwe have been thrumming
you have been thrummingyou have been thrumming
he/she/it has been thrummingthey have been thrumming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I thrummedwe thrummed
you thrummedyou thrummed
he/she/it thrummedthey thrummed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was thrummingwe were thrumming
you were thrummingyou were thrumming
he/she/it was thrummingthey were thrumming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had thrummedwe had thrummed
you had thrummedyou had thrummed
he/she/it had thrummedthey had thrummed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been thrummingwe had been thrumming
you had been thrummingyou had been thrumming
he/she/it had been thrummingthey had been thrumming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will thrumwe shall/will thrum
you will thrumyou will thrum
he/she/it will thrumthey will thrum
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be thrummingwe shall/will be thrumming
you will be thrummingyou will be thrumming
he/she/it will be thrummingthey will be thrumming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have thrummedwe shall/will have thrummed
you will have thrummedyou will have thrummed
he/she/it will have thrummedthey will have thrummed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been thrummingwe shall/will have been thrumming
you will have been thrummingyou will have been thrumming
he/she/it will have been thrummingthey will have been thrumming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would thrumwe should/would thrum
you would thrumyou would thrum
he/she/it would thrumthey would thrum
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be thrummingwe should/would be thrumming
you would be thrummingyou would be thrumming
he/she/it would be thrummingthey would be thrumming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have thrummedwe should/would have thrummed
you would have thrummedyou would have thrummed
he/she/it would have thrummedthey would have thrummed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been thrummingwe should/would have been thrumming
you would have been thrummingyou would have been thrumming
he/she/it would have been thrummingthey would have been thrumming
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am thrummedwe are thrummed
you are thrummedyou are thrummed
he/she/it is thrummedthey are thrummed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being thrummedwe are being thrummed
you are being thrummedyou are being thrummed
he/she/it is being thrummedthey are being thrummed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been thrummedwe have been thrummed
you have been thrummedyou have been thrummed
he/she/it has been thrummedthey have been thrummed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was thrummedwe were thrummed
you were thrummedyou were thrummed
he/she/it was thrummedthey were thrummed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being thrummedwe were being thrummed
you were being thrummedyou were being thrummed
he/she/it was being thrummedthey were being thrummed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been thrummedwe had been thrummed
you had been thrummedyou had been thrummed
he/she/it had been thrummedthey had been thrummed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be thrummedwe shall/will be thrummed
you will be thrummedyou will be thrummed
he/she/it will be thrummedthey will be thrummed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been thrummedwe shall/will have been thrummed
you will have been thrummedyou will have been thrummed
he/she/it will have been thrummedthey will have been thrummed

thrum

noun
SingularPlural
Common casethrumthrums
Possessive casethrum'sthrums'