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strum

 
 
pronunciation:
struhm
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part of speech: verb
inflections: strums, strumming, strummed
definition: When you strum a guitar or similar instrument, you move your fingers lightly across all the strings in one movement. Sometimes people strum a guitar holding a small, flat, plastic thing called a "pick."
One player strummed his guitar and another strummed his banjo.
 
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