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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
/ strʌm /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈstrummer, noun
Other Words From
- strummer noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of strum2
Word History and Origins
Origin of strum1
Example Sentences
An airy acoustic guitar begins to strum; a synthesized orchestra begins to swell.
When Guy answered affirmatively, the stranger brought Guy to his apartment to strum some tunes for his wife.
Angel was the possessor of a flute-like treble, and he could strum some sort of accompaniment on the piano to any song.
Almost every working-man has his girls taught to strum the piano.
They seemed to blaze, so bright were the colors, and so brilliant the jewels strum over the rich materials.
Around the hive the air was thick with the whirring mass and filled with the thrilling strum of innumerable wings.
There might he strum his heart out in the old way, and the world would never hear, for it has lost the ear for this kind of song.
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