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strum
1[struhm]
verb (used with object)
to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
to produce (notes, a melody, etc.) by such playing.
to strum a tune.
verb (used without object)
to play on a stringed musical instrument by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
noun
the act of strumming.
the sound produced by strumming.
strum
2[struhm]
noun
a strainer, as at the inlet of a system of tubing.
strum
/ ٰʌ /
verb
to sound (the strings of a guitar, banjo, etc) with a downward or upward sweep of the thumb or of a plectrum
to play (chords, a tune, etc) in this way
Other 51Թ Forms
- strummer noun
- ˈٰܳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of strum2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of strum1
Example Sentences
Musically awkward at the start, the five soon coordinated their strumming, thumping and wailing into harmonies with a hot rock beat.
As he sat on his couch, strumming a newly learned instrument and figuring out what he wanted to say, he was transported to being a college student at Pittsburgh’s Point Park University.
As Petty strummed the chords to his future FM radio staple “Don’t Do Me Like That,” Campbell told Petty, “I’d give my right arm if I could write a song like that.”
It opens with a gently strummed mandolin, and a story about the terror and euphoria of being so partied-out you can't remember the night before.
Chalamet abandoned the Bob Dylan impression heard in the film but still strummed away at the guitar.
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