strum

strʌm

strummed, strumming

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Definition of strum - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

chord playingplay guitar or similar instrument by moving fingers across strings

She strummed softly while the singer hummed the melody.

control

limit

Noun

musicsound made by playing strings together

The strum of the guitar filled the room.

chord

pluck

twang

actionact of playing strings with fingers or plectrum

His strum was gentle and soothing.

picking

plucking

thrumming

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Origin of strum

Imitative, strum (sound of playing strings)

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thrum

music

strum rhythmically without expression on a musical instrument

Examples of strum in a sentence

The busker strummed an old guitar outside the station.
A gentle strum echoed in the hallway.
His strum was soft and soothing.
The strum echoed through the empty hall.
A soft strum filled the room with music.

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French:gratter, accord, ...
German:anschlagen, Akkord, ...
Italian:strimpellare, suono, ...
Spanish:rasguear, rasgueo, ...
Portuguese:dedilhar, dedilhado, ...
Chinese:扫弦, 拨弦声, ...
Japanese:かき鳴らす, ストラム, ...
Arabic:عَزَف, نَغْمَة, ...
Hebrew:לִפְרוֹט, פְּרִיטָה, ...
Russian:бренчать, бренчание, ...
Ukrainian:бринькати, акорд, ...
Hindi:तार छेड़ना, झंकार, ...
Bengali:তার ঝংকার তুলে বাজানো, স্ট্রাম, ...
Catalan:rasquejar, so, ...
Czech:brnkat, brnknutí, ...
Danish:strumme, akkordspil, ...
Dutch:tokkelen, aanslag, ...
Greek:γρατζουνώ, ήχος της κιθάρας, ...
Hungarian:pengetni, pengetés, ...
Khmer:កេះខ្សែ, សំឡេងកេះខ្សែ, ...
Korean:튕기다, 스트럼, ...
Persian:زخمه زد, صدای نواختن, ...
Polish:brzdąkać, brzmienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):dedilhar, dedilhado, ...
Romanian:a ciupi corzile, acord, ...
Swedish:knäppa, anslag, ...
Thai:ดีดกีตาร์, เสียงดีด, ...
Turkish:tıngırdatmak, tını, ...
Vietnamese:gảy đàn, tiếng đàn, ...

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