Strum Definition
strŭm
strummed, strumming, strums
verb
strummed, strumming, strums
To play (a guitar, banjo, etc.), esp. with long strokes across the strings and often in a casual or aimless way, or without much skill.
Webster's New World
To play (a stringed musical instrument) by stroking or brushing the strings.
Strum a banjo.
American Heritage
To play (a tune) in this way.
Webster's New World
To play a stringed instrument by strumming.
American Heritage
noun
The act or sound of this.
Webster's New World
The sound made by playing various strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously.
Wiktionary
(archaic) Plural form of struma.
Wiktionary
Origin of Strum
Perhaps imitative
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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