Meaning of strum in English
strum | Intermediate English
Examples of strum
strum
Neighbors learned to strum after a woman bagged him for a more musically inclined beau.
From The Seattle Times
A musician strummed the banjo around the corner.
From Politico
And then she quickly strummed by playing all the strings at once.
From Voice of America
When you press on the fretboard of a real guitar, you feel the tension further down the strings, which signals where you're supposed to strum.
From Slate Magazine
He strummed his guitar and sang protest songs.
From Reuters
We see soldiers both in action and during downtime, exercising or strumming guitar.
From Variety
The soaring folk melody, backed by strumming strings and harp, that kicks off the second concerto is at once delicious and magical.
From NPR
Using juggling, strumming, and dancing as sweat equity he demonstrates entertainment value.
From TechCrunch
That way, you could touch the neck of the guitar to select a note, and then strum the guitar to play the notes.
From Wired
He'd cut up around the house with his father, who strummed the guitar while his son belted out.
From CNN
Click on the black button near the bottom right corner of the logo, strum for up to 30 seconds, and click again.
From ABC News
It was far less funny when he kept singing all night, doing little strummed bits with stars in the audience that almost invariably fell flat.
From USA TODAY
I started strumming it on acoustic and playing it, and the guys listened and thought it was great.
From Billboard
Any way you look at the experience your life has now been forever changed just by strumming that first string.
From Huffington Post
As you strum, notes are fired from the neck of your on-screen hero's guitar.
From TechCrunch
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Translations of strum
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tıngırdatmak, çalmak…
gratter de, taper, gratter…
かき鳴（な）らす…
pingelen…
brnkat…
klimpre…
bermain musik sebisanya…
ดีดเครื่องดนตรีอย่างไม่ชำนาญ…
đánh đàn bập bùng…
brzdąkać (na), brzdąkać…
bermain sesuka hati…
klimpern…
spille, klimpre (på)…
бренькати, тринькати…
бренчать…
