Clues for the word "THRUM"
We've had 48 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 50 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 01, 2026.
Definition of thrum
- n. - One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.
- n. - Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
- n. - A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
- n. - A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
- n. - A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
- v. t. - To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
- v. t. - To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface.
- v. i. - To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
- v. i. - Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.
- v. t. - To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
- v. t. - Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.
Referring Clues
- Guitar sound
- Tap idly with the fingers
- Dull sound
- Harp sound
- Rhythmic humming sound
- Play idly, as guitars
- Finger-tap on a tabletop
- Play banjo idly
- Pluck idly
- Play a guitar idly
- Pluck guitar strings idly
- Tap idly with one's fingers
- Drum with fingers
- Dull tapping sound
- Play the guitar, say
- Pluck idly, as a guitar
- Play lazily, as a guitar
- Steady drone
- Play rhythm guitar
- Short piece of waste thread
- Finger-tapping sound
- Monotonous sound
- Engine sound
- Play a guitar, in a way
- Monotonous (or rhythmic) sound
- Stomach about 60 minutes of the Fringe
- Drum with fingers - bits of coarse yarn
- Rhythmic sound heard initially in jazz performer, pet scarpering
- Rhythmic buzzing sound - fringe left after weaving
- No end to the peculiar beat
- Tiresome beat starts to test hotel resident's unruffled manner
- Repetitive drone - end of weaver's thread
- Make a rhythmic humming sound
- Strum monotonously
- Endless beat about right - to describe this?
- To start with, they hear strange repetitive noise
- Fringe, tassel of unwoven threads
- Strum, hum or drum!
- Drone having half of that drink
- Continuous humming sound
- Play idly, as a guitar
- American through to final of slam gets beat
- Half of them rumble with a rhythmic sound
- Pluck idly, as a harp
- Pluck, as a harp
- Hum monotonously
- Steady engine sound
- Idly pluck, as a banjo
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 01, 2026
- New York Times - December 26, 2024
- New York Times - November 01, 2023
- Guardian Everyman - October 29, 2017
- Universal - September 28, 2017
- Washington Post Classic - April 23, 2017
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - September 25, 2016
- New York Times - September 24, 2016
- Guardian Quick - February 12, 2016
- USA Today - September 10, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 25, 2015
- Family Time - April 05, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - March 17, 2015
- Guardian Speedy - January 18, 2015
- Washington Post - December 02, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - August 29, 2014
- LA Times - May 01, 2014
- LA Times Sunday - February 09, 2014
- Wall Street Journal - December 06, 2013
- New York Times - October 08, 2013
- Washington Post - August 01, 2013
- Universal - June 11, 2013
- New York Times - April 24, 2013
- LA Times Sunday - January 13, 2013
- Guardian Quick - September 07, 2012
- LA Times - March 13, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - October 04, 2011
- New York Times - November 30, 2010
- Guardian Quick - October 05, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - July 27, 2010
- And in 20 more crossword puzzles...