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Strum
Strum
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Strummed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Strumming
.] [Probably of imitative origin. Cf.
Thrum
.] To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in an unskillful or noisy way; to thrum;
as, to
. strum
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strum
strum
See also: strům
English
Verb
strum (third-person singular simple present strums, present participle strumming, simple past and past participle strummed)
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- To play a guitar or other stringed instrument using various strings simultaneously.
Derived terms
Translations
play a stringed instrument
Noun
strum (plural strums)
- The sound made by playing various strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously.
- The act of strumming.