~ 1
■ verb ( ~s , ~ming , ~med ) make a continuous rhythmic humming sound.
↘strum (the strings of a musical instrument) in a rhythmic way.
■ noun a continuous rhythmic humming sound.
Origin
C16: imitative.
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~ 2
■ noun (in weaving) an unwoven end of a warp thread, or a fringe of such ends, left in the loom when the finished cloth is cut away.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ming , ~med ) decorate with ~s.
Origin
OE ~ (only in tunge~ 'ligament of the tongue'): of Gmc origin.