tum-tumn.¹adv.

/ˈtʌmˈtʌm/

Forms: Also in various extended forms, as tum-a-tum, tum-ti-tum, etc.

An imitation of the sound of a stringed instrument or instruments, esp. when monotonously played; strumming; a monotonous air. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [noun] > monotonous sound

bummingc1487

drone1568

unison1609

droning1646

monotony1706

bum1790

monody1849

tum-tum1859

thrum1883

thrumming1941

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of stringed instrument

twanga1556

twingle-twangle1634

fum-fum1656

trangdilloa1704

twing twang1761

twangdillo1762

twanging1831

tum-tum1859

string-tone1928

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > other types of piece

tinternel1573

aubade1678

nome1705

accompaniment1728

potboiler1783

raga1789

elegy1808

improvisation1824

pièce d'occasion1830

morceau de salon1854

tum-tum1859

murky1876

test-piece1876

invention1880

monodia1880

serenata1883

monody1887

dumka1895

incidental number1904

a cappella1905

folk-tune1907

realization1911

nosebleeder1921

show tune1927

sicilienne1927

estampie1937

ballad1944

Siciliana1947

hard rocker1957

rabble-rouser1958

display1959

mobile1961

soundscape1968

grower1973

lounge1978

1859 Habits Good Society xiii. 344 A..nightmare of ‘tum-tum-tiddy-tum’, and waltzes à deux temps.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 July 4/1 The thrum-thrum, ting-ting, tum-a-tum-tum of their banjoes.

1886 Overland Monthly Dec. 612/2 Tum! tum-ti-tum! tum! went the guitar.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Oct. 5/1 ‘Florid’ accompaniments consisting of tum tum in the bass and scales like pianoforte finger studies in the treble.

1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone III. 79 All the harmonies in thirds and fifths, and a solemn tum-tum bass.

Derivatives

tum-tum v. (intransitive) to play monotonously (or make a similar sound), to strum.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing stringed instrument > play stringed instrument [verb (intransitive)] > strum

twangle1558

thrum1592

twang1594

thrumble1685

strum1785

tum-tum1866

rum-strum1872

1866 A. G. Middleton Earnest (1867) 5 The lubras..tum-tummed on bits of stick.

tum-ˈtummer n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > [noun] > inferior

tum-tummer1898

1898 Westm. Gaz. 20 Apr. 3/2 Mr. Cookson..the tootler and tumtummer on old themes.

tum-ˈtumming n. and adj.

ΚΠ

1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany II. 87 Nothing better in the musical line than pretty tum-tumming.

1892 D. B. W. Sladen Japs at Home ii A ‘tum-tumming’ noise is kept up.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

tum-tumn.²

Etymology: Derivation unascertained.

Anglo-Indian.

A dog-cart.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > cart (usually two-wheeled) > small or light

putt1313

butt1663

currya1682

dog cart1799

Whitechapel cart1839

Whitechapel1842

tum-tum1863

1863 G. O. Trevelyan Lett. from Competition Wallah vi, in Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 19/2 We..started off..in two tumtums, or dog-carts.

1908 Ch. Mission. Gleaner 1 Oct. 150/1 Our low two-wheeled tum-tum..bumping and jolting along the track of dry grass.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

tum-tumn.⁴

Brit.

/ˈtʌmtʌm/, U.S.

/ˈtəmˌtəm/

Etymology: Reduplicated < tum n.²

jocular.

= tummy n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > stomach or belly > [noun]

maweOE

wombOE

codc1275

cropc1325

gut1362

stomachc1374

bellyc1375

pauncha1393

flanka1398

heartc1400

kitchen?a1500

kytec1540

micklewame1566

craw1574

ventricle1574

pudding house1583

buck1607

wame1611

ventricule1677

ventriculus1710

victualling-office1751

breadbasket1753

haggis1757

haggis bagc1775

baggie1786

pechan1786

manyplies1787

middle piece1817

inner man1856

inner woman1857

tum-tum1864

tum1867

tummy1867

keg1887

stummick1888

kishke1902

shit-bag1902

Little Mary1903

puku1917

Maconochie1919

1864 G. Meredith Let. 1 Mar. (1970) I. 245 I hope hope your tum-tum is stronger, old boy?

1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby II. iv. 6 Many other unaccustomed good things, so bad for their little French tumtums.

1930 ‘Sapper’ Finger of Fate 188 The jolly old tum-tum is not icky-boo or anything like that.

1981 P. Mallory Killing Matter ii. 22 Make some toast and coffee. My tum-tum's empty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹adv.1859

n.²1863

n.⁴1864

单词	tum-tum
释义	tum-tumn.¹adv. /ˈtʌmˈtʌm/ Forms: Also in various extended forms, as tum-a-tum, tum-ti-tum, etc. An imitation of the sound of a stringed instrument or instruments, esp. when monotonously played; strumming; a monotonous air. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [noun] > monotonous sound bummingc1487 drone1568 unison1609 droning1646 monotony1706 bum1790 monody1849 tum-tum1859 thrum1883 thrumming1941 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of stringed instrument twanga1556 twingle-twangle1634 fum-fum1656 trangdilloa1704 twing twang1761 twangdillo1762 twanging1831 tum-tum1859 string-tone1928 society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > other types of piece tinternel1573 aubade1678 nome1705 accompaniment1728 potboiler1783 raga1789 elegy1808 improvisation1824 pièce d'occasion1830 morceau de salon1854 tum-tum1859 murky1876 test-piece1876 invention1880 monodia1880 serenata1883 monody1887 dumka1895 incidental number1904 a cappella1905 folk-tune1907 realization1911 nosebleeder1921 show tune1927 sicilienne1927 estampie1937 ballad1944 Siciliana1947 hard rocker1957 rabble-rouser1958 display1959 mobile1961 soundscape1968 grower1973 lounge1978 1859 Habits Good Society xiii. 344 A..nightmare of ‘tum-tum-tiddy-tum’, and waltzes à deux temps. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 July 4/1 The thrum-thrum, ting-ting, tum-a-tum-tum of their banjoes. 1886 Overland Monthly Dec. 612/2 Tum! tum-ti-tum! tum! went the guitar. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Oct. 5/1 ‘Florid’ accompaniments consisting of tum tum in the bass and scales like pianoforte finger studies in the treble. 1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone III. 79 All the harmonies in thirds and fifths, and a solemn tum-tum bass. Derivatives tum-tum v. (intransitive) to play monotonously (or make a similar sound), to strum. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing stringed instrument > play stringed instrument [verb (intransitive)] > strum twangle1558 thrum1592 twang1594 thrumble1685 strum1785 tum-tum1866 rum-strum1872 1866 A. G. Middleton Earnest (1867) 5 The lubras..tum-tummed on bits of stick. tum-ˈtummer n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > [noun] > inferior tum-tummer1898 1898 Westm. Gaz. 20 Apr. 3/2 Mr. Cookson..the tootler and tumtummer on old themes. tum-ˈtumming n. and adj. ΚΠ 1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany II. 87 Nothing better in the musical line than pretty tum-tumming. 1892 D. B. W. Sladen Japs at Home ii A ‘tum-tumming’ noise is kept up. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2018). tum-tumn.² Etymology: Derivation unascertained. Anglo-Indian. A dog-cart. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > cart (usually two-wheeled) > small or light putt1313 butt1663 currya1682 dog cart1799 Whitechapel cart1839 Whitechapel1842 tum-tum1863 1863 G. O. Trevelyan Lett. from Competition Wallah vi, in Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 19/2 We..started off..in two tumtums, or dog-carts. 1908 Ch. Mission. Gleaner 1 Oct. 150/1 Our low two-wheeled tum-tum..bumping and jolting along the track of dry grass. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2018). tum-tumn.⁴ Brit. /ˈtʌmtʌm/, U.S. /ˈtəmˌtəm/ Etymology: Reduplicated < tum n.² jocular. = tummy n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > stomach or belly > [noun] maweOE wombOE codc1275 cropc1325 gut1362 stomachc1374 bellyc1375 pauncha1393 flanka1398 heartc1400 kitchen?a1500 kytec1540 micklewame1566 craw1574 ventricle1574 pudding house1583 buck1607 wame1611 ventricule1677 ventriculus1710 victualling-office1751 breadbasket1753 haggis1757 haggis bagc1775 baggie1786 pechan1786 manyplies1787 middle piece1817 inner man1856 inner woman1857 tum-tum1864 tum1867 tummy1867 keg1887 stummick1888 kishke1902 shit-bag1902 Little Mary1903 puku1917 Maconochie1919 1864 G. Meredith Let. 1 Mar. (1970) I. 245 I hope hope your tum-tum is stronger, old boy? 1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby II. iv. 6 Many other unaccustomed good things, so bad for their little French tumtums. 1930 ‘Sapper’ Finger of Fate 188 The jolly old tum-tum is not icky-boo or anything like that. 1981 P. Mallory Killing Matter ii. 22 Make some toast and coffee. My tum-tum's empty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹adv.1859n.²1863n.⁴1864
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