STRUMMING

STRUM

strum, thrum

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

strumming

present participle of strum

Noun

strumming (plural strummings)

The action of the verb to strum

Source: Wiktionary


STRUM

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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