STRUM (strummed, strumming)

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Irregular inflected forms: strummed    , strumming   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does strum mean? 

• STRUM (noun)
  The noun STRUM has 1 sense:

1. sound of strumming

  Familiarity information: STRUM used as a noun is very rare.

• STRUM (verb)
  The verb STRUM has 1 sense:

1. sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)

  Familiarity information: STRUM used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sound of strumming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

the strum of a guitar

Hypernyms ("strum" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

strum (sound the strings of (a stringed instrument))

• STRUM (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they strum    ... he / she / it strums   
Past simple: strummed   
Past participle: strummed   
-ing form: strumming   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

strum; thrum

Context example:

strum a guitar

Hypernyms (to "strum" is one way to...):

sound (cause to sound)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

strum (sound of strumming)