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strum
1[ struhm ]
/ strÊŒm /
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verb (used with object), strummed, strum·ming.
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), strummed, strum·ming.
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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM strum
strummer, nounWords nearby strum
Other definitions for strum (2 of 2)
strum2
[ struhm ]
/ strÊŒm /
noun
a strainer, as at the inlet of a system of tubing.
Origin of strum
2Origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for strum
strum
/ (strÊŒm) /
verb strums, strumming or strummed
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
Derived forms of strum
strummer, nounWord Origin for strum
C18: probably of imitative origin; see thrum 1
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