STRUM

strum

(noun) sound of strumming; “the strum of a guitar”

strum, thrum

(verb) sound the strings of (a stringed instrument); “strum a guitar”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

strum (third-person singular simple present strums, present participle strumming, simple past and past participle strummed)

(ambitransitive) To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) using various strings simultaneously.

Noun

strum (plural strums)

The sound made by playing various strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously.

The act of strumming.

Anagrams

• turms

Proper noun

Strum (plural Strums)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Strum is the 17596th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1597 individuals. Strum is most common among White (86.35%) individuals.

Anagrams

• turms

Source: Wiktionary


Strum, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Strummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Strumming.] Etym: [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Thrum.]

Definition: To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in an unskillful or noisy way; to thrum; as, to strum a piano.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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