strum
verb (used with object)
to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
strums
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present tense formof strum (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“I did that yesterday, when I was a kid,” he sings over hectic guitar strums, and his trilling digital falsetto, warped to maximize irritation, makes clear that those days are far behind him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“KPop Demon Hunters” strums some the same chords in a more innocent key, swapping in a K-pop trio for Delta blues masters.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2025
And with the fluttering strums of a cuatro venezolano in “Joropo,” she called attention to the South American folkloric genre of the same name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
He strums the guitar and softly delivers the lines:
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2024
They start with “Over the Rainbow,” and Pua strums along, hitting most of the chords as Dad calls them to her.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
