ALL meanings of strum
strum
S s - transitive verb strum play: stringed instrument 1
- noun strum strumming action 1
- verb with object strum to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings. 1
- verb with object strum to produce (notes, a melody, etc.) by such playing: to strum a tune. 1
- verb without object strum to play on a stringed musical instrument by running the fingers lightly across the strings. 1
- noun strum a strainer, as at the inlet of a system of tubing. 1
- verb strum If you strum a stringed instrument such as a guitar, you play it by moving your fingers backwards and forwards across the strings. 0
- verb strum Strum is also a noun. 0
- verb strum to sound (the strings of a guitar, banjo, etc) with a downward or upward sweep of the thumb or of a plectrum 0
- verb strum to play (chords, a tune, etc) in this way 0
- verb transitive strum to play (a guitar, banjo, etc.), esp. with long strokes across the strings and often in a casual or aimless way, or without much skill 0
- verb transitive strum to play (a tune) in this way 0
- noun strum the act or sound of this 0