Definitions for Strum
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strumverb

   sound of strumming

   "the strum of a guitar"

2. strum, thrumverb

   sound the strings of (a string instrument)

   "strum a guitar"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. strumnoun

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

2. strumnoun

   The act of strumming.

3. strumverb

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strum

   In music, strumming is a way of playing a stringed instrument such as a guitar, ukulele, or mandolin. A strum or stroke is a sweeping action where a finger or plectrum brushes over several strings to generate sound. On most stringed instruments, strums are typically executed by a musician's designated strum hand (typically the musician's dominant hand, which is often responsible for generating the majority of sound on a stringed instrument), while the remaining hand (referred to as the fret hand on most instruments with a fingerboard) often supports the strum hand by altering the tones and pitches of any given strum.Strums are often contrasted with plucking, as a means of vibrating an instrument's strings. In plucking, a specific string or designated set of strings are individually targeted to vibrate, whereas in strumming, a less precise targeting is usually used. Compared to other plucking techniques, any group of strings brushed in a single sweep by a plectrum could be considered a strum due to the plectrum's less precise string group targeting (however, a plectrum might simultaneously pluck a small group of strings without being considered a strum). In contrast, a musician could utilize a technique with more precise string group targeting (such as a fingerstyle or fingerpick technique) to pluck all the strings on a stringed instrument at once and this would still be considered a pluck, not a strum.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strum

   Strum is a musical term referring to the act of sweeping a finger or a plectrum across the strings of a stringed instrument, particularly a guitar, in a swift manner. This action produces a full, continuous sound by causing the strings to vibrate and create notes. Strumming is often used in various forms of music to provide a rhythm background.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strum

   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

2. Etymology: [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Thrum.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strum

   In music, strumming is way of playing a stringed instrument such as a guitar. A strum or stroke is a sweeping action where a fingernail or plectrum brushes past several strings in order to set them all into motion and thereby play a chord. Strums are executed by the dominant hand, right for a right-handed musician and left for a left handed one, while the other hand holds down notes on the fretboard. Strums are contrasted with plucking, as means of activating strings into audible vibration, because in plucking, only one string is activated by a surface at a time. A hand-held pick or plectrum can only be used to pluck one string at a time, but multiple strings can be strummed by one. Plucking multiple strings simultaneously requires a fingerstyle or fingerpick technique. A strumming pattern or strum is a preset pattern used by a rhythm guitar. Compare with pattern picking, strumming patterns may be indicated through notation, tablature, up and down arrows, or slashes. For example, a pattern in common time or 4/4 consisting of alternating down and up eight note strokes may be written:

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strum

   strum, v.t. to play on (as a musical instrument) in a coarse, noisy manner:—pr.p. strum′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. strummed. [A variant of thrum.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STRUM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Strum is ranked #17596 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Strum surname appeared 1,597 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Strum.
   
   86.3% or 1,379 total occurrences were White.
   9.7% or 155 total occurrences were Black.
   1.7% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for Strum »

1. turms

How to pronounce Strum?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Strum in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Strum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Strum
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Strum
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strum
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Strum
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Strum
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Strum
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html