strum
verb (used with object)
to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
is strumming
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present progressiveof strum (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Chip falls in with a troupe of street performers, evades the police, juggles along the Seine and eventually wanders into a smoky bar, where Penelope is strumming her guitar.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
In one picture, the 38-year-old is strumming a guitar.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
She’s trying to concentrate on discussing her new album but she’s half-absorbed by another, Sharon Van Etten’s Tramp, which is strumming its way out of the speakers and keeps catching her attention.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2015
Somewhere, though the train is in motion, somebody is strumming a guitar, singing “México lindo y querido,” an old song Papi sang in our milpita.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
I do not understand, but Hope is strumming her strings—I hear them every time the wind comes down from the Ridge.
From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
