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Meanings of strum in English

Sound the strings of (a string instrument)

Usage of strum in English
1
Once they were alone, the lieutenant had started to strum Palomino's guitar.
Who killed palomino molero?
2
Slowly, as if in a trance, she began to strum the lute.
Dragons of autumn twilight
3
She caught Thomas's eye and began to strum and tingle all over.
Take a Chance on Me
4
Occasionally, Mann emerges from the darkness to sing and strum a guitar.
The Guardian
5
The origins of a Maori strum predates 'Ten Guitars' of course.
Radio NZ
6
As he was about to speak, he heard a dull strum behind him.
Book Three: The Final Exodus
7
But my right hand ached to strum and pick notes from the strings.
The Wise Man’s Fear
8
I strum on the piano as I strum on the violin.
Spring Days
9
Both let four players drum, strum, and sing to more than 85 tracks.
Wired
10
And without waiting an answer he began to strum the symphony.
New Arabian Nights
11
Almost every working-man has his girls taught to strum the piano.
Town Life in Australia
12
Slowly she began to strum the chords to the song Carmen had requested.
The Fame Game
13
But what happens when not everyone wants to strum banjos and grow crops?
Insurgent
14
These jazz bands, these pop bands, the strum strum strum of these guitars.
The new yorker
15
I was born without a right arm: how was I going to strum chords?
The Guardian
16
Merely see them and that connection would strum between you.
Children of Time
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Strum through the time
Strum across language varieties
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