strum
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noun \ˈstrəm\Definition of STRUM
: an act, instance, or sound of strumming
Origin of STRUM
imitative
First Known Use: 1764
2strum
verbstrummedstrum·ming
Definition of STRUM
transitive verb
1
a : to brush the fingers over the strings of (a musical instrument) in playing <strum a guitar>; also : 3thrum 1 b : to play (music) on a stringed instrument <strum a tune>
2
: to cause to sound vibrantly <winds strummed the rigging — H. A. Chippendale>
intransitive verb
1
: to strum a stringed instrument
2
: to sound vibrantly
— strum·mer noun
See Examples of STRUM
- He strummed a tune on the guitar.
First Known Use of STRUM
1777
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