strum

Etymology

Variant of thrum.

verb

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) using various strings simultaneously.

noun

  1. The sound made by playing various strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously.
    hear the strum of a guitar
  2. The act of strumming.
    give the banjo a little strum

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