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strum  (strm)

v. strummed, strum·ming, strums

v.tr.

1. To play (a stringed musical instrument) by stroking or brushing the strings: strum a banjo.

2. To play (music) on a stringed instrument in this way: strum chords on a guitar.

v.intr.

To play a stringed instrument by strumming.

n.

The act or sound of strumming.

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[Perhaps imitative.]

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strummer n.

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strum [strʌm]

vb strums, strumming, strummed

1. (Music, other) to sound (the strings of a guitar, banjo, etc.) with a downward or upward sweep of the thumb or of a plectrum

2. (Music, other) to play (chords, a tune, etc.) in this way

[probably of imitative origin; see thrum¹]

strummer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strum - sound of strumming; "the strum of a guitar" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	strum - sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar" thrum sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"

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strum

verb pluck, twang, thrum, strike Vaska strummed away on his guitar.

Translations

strum [strʌm]

A. VT [+ guitar etc] → rasguear

B. VI → cencerrear

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strum [ˈstrʌm] vt [+ guitar] → gratter de

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strum

vt tune, chord → klimpern; guitar → klimpern auf (+dat); to strum out a song → ein Liedchen klimpern

vi → klimpern (→ on auf +dat)

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strum [strʌm] vt (guitar) → strimpellare

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strum

v strum [stram]

to play especially noisily and unskilfully on a piano or stringed instrument to strum a tune. tjommel يَعْزِفُ على الآلة الموسيقيَّه إرتِجالا وبِضَجَّه дрънкам brnkat klimpre klimpern γρατζουνώ (μτφ.) μουσικό όργανο rasguear (guitarra), aporrear (piano) klimberdama, trummeldama ناشيانه نواختن rämpyttää taper, gratter לִפרוֹט झंकारना, बजाना nevješto svirati, drndati kalimpál; nyekereg bermain musik sebisanya glamra strimpellare 弾き方がへただ (익기 등을) 서툴게 퉁기다 barškinti, kliunkinti, čirpinti plinkšķināt; trinkšķināt bermain sesuka hati pingelen klimpre (på) brzdąkać dedilhar a cânta; a zdrăngăni бренчать brnkať brenkati drndati klinka, knäppa ดีดเครื่องดนตรีอย่างไม่ชำนาญ tıngırdatmak 亂彈(琴) бренькати, тринькати اناڑی پن سے ساز کے تار کو چھیڑنا đánh đàn bập bùng 乱弹（琴）