Definitions of strum [ʌm]

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Definition of 'strum'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) strum
to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.

2. strum
to produce by such playing:
to strum a tune.

3. (v.i.) strum
to strum a stringed instrument.

4. (n.) strum
an act, instance, or sound of strumming.

Etymology: (1765–75; perh. b. string and thrum¹)

Definition of 'strum'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) strum
sound of strumming
"the strum of a guitar"

2. (verb) strum, thrum
sound the strings of (a string instrument)
"strum a guitar"

Definition of 'strum'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) strum
to play an instrument such as a guitar
She sang and strummed a banjo.

Definition of 'strum'

Webster Dictionary

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

Translation of 'strum'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to play especially noisily and unskilfully on a piano or stringed instrument to strum a tune.
Afrikaans: tjommel	Arabic: يَعْزِفُ على الآلة الموسي	Bulgarian: дрънкам
Brazilian: dedilhar	Czech: brnkat	German: klimpern
Danish: klimpre	Greek: γρατζουνώ (μτφ.) μουσικό	Spanish: rasguear (guitarra), apor
Estonian: klimberdama, trummeldama	Farsi: ناشيانه نواختن	Finnish: rämpyttää
French: taper, gratter	Hebrew: לִפרוֹט	Hindi: झंकारना, बजाना
Croatian: nevješto svirati, drndati	Hungarian: kalimpál; nyekereg	Indonesian: bermain musik sebisanya
Icelandic: glamra	Italian: strimpellare	Japanese: 弾き方がへただ
Korean: (익기 등을) 서툴게 퉁기다	Lithuanian: barškinti, kliunkinti, či	Latvian: plinkšķināt; trinkšķināt
Malay: bermain sesuka hati	Dutch: pingelen	Norwegian: klimpre (på)
Polish: brzdąkać	Persian: ناشيانه نواختن	Pashto: ترنګول، ټنګ ایستل
Portuguese: dedilhar	Romanian: a cânta; a zdrăngăni	Russian: бренчать
Slovak: brnkať	Slovenian: brenkati	Serbian: drndati
Swedish: klinka, knäppa	Thai: ดีดเครื่องดนตรีอย่างไม่ชำ	Turkish: tıngırdatmak
Taiwanese: 亂彈(琴)	Ukrainian: бренькати, тринькати	Urdu: اناڑی پن سے ساز کے تار کو
Vietnamese: đánh đàn bập bùng	Chinese: 乱弹（琴）
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