strummed; strumming
1
a
: to brush the fingers over the strings of (a musical instrument) in playing
strum a guitar
also
: thrum entry 1 sense 1
b
: to play (music) on a stringed instrument
strum a tune
2
: to cause to sound vibrantly
winds strummed the rigging—
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strummer
noun
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Verb
He strummed a tune on the guitar.
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PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
There's a six-dot strum zone to sound arpeggios and the fingerboard is divided into zones for chords that can be extended up or down if songs rock more than seven chords.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Here the songs begin with her spare yet painterly Liz Phair strumming and build into Pet Sounds-like micro epics.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
When the track properly kicks in, the different elements of the busy mix all come through, though the low-mids of the bassline and mids of the vocals stand in the front while the guitar strums and drums sit a bit further back.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
There's a six-dot strum zone to sound arpeggios and the fingerboard is divided into zones for chords that can be extended up or down if songs rock more than seven chords.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
In the clip, the group happily sings along to the 1983 hit, with some performers strumming along on guitars.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Here the songs begin with her spare yet painterly Liz Phair strumming and build into Pet Sounds-like micro epics.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Strum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strum. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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