strummed; strumming
1
a
: to brush the fingers over the strings of (a musical instrument) in playing
strum a guitar
also
: thrum entry 1 sense 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
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strummer
noun
Examples of strum in a Sentence
Verb
He strummed a tune on the guitar.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 July 2025
When the track properly kicks in, the drums, guitar strums, bassline, and vocals all receive plenty of attention and none is eclipsed by the others, though the vocals do sit just slightly in the background against the cymbals and bass.
—PC Magazine, 16 June 2025
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 July 2025
As musicians strummed and crowds chatted around the stone cistern, Ioanna Stroumpouli, Hydrogoios’s co-owner, and Tassos Lagadianos, its caretaker, proudly showed off the building’s antique features.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
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Noun
In a series of pics, the rapper and director grabs a hold of the instrument and then appears to give it a few strums before holding it up like a sword while posing with the whole band.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 July 2025
When the track properly kicks in, the drums, guitar strums, bassline, and vocals all receive plenty of attention and none is eclipsed by the others, though the vocals do sit just slightly in the background against the cymbals and bass.
—PC Magazine, 16 June 2025
Verb
The caption on the post was a series of heart emoji and at press time Bieber had not commented further on the action, which appears to include two unidentified men strumming acoustic guitars and another man listening in.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 July 2025
As musicians strummed and crowds chatted around the stone cistern, Ioanna Stroumpouli, Hydrogoios’s co-owner, and Tassos Lagadianos, its caretaker, proudly showed off the building’s antique features.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for strum
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“Strum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strum. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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