strum
verb (used with object)
to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
was strumming
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past progressiveof strum.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When I visited, it was strumming with activity.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2023
He was strumming and singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” before we reached the exit.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2015
In the backyard John Lithgow was jumping on a trampoline, and the rock musician Graham Parker was strumming on a guitar.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2012
Colin was strumming and dipping from the waist, left and right and left, and hopping in place during the chorus.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 20, 2010
She didn’t speak directly to Jesse, but she gave him a look with those blue eyes of hers that made him zing like one of the strings she was strumming.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
