strummer
verb (used with object)
1.
to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
2.
to produce (notes, a melody, etc.) by such playing: to strum a tune.
verb (used without object)
3.
to play on a stringed musical instrument by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
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strum (strʌm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , strums, strumming, strummed | |
| 1. | to sound (the strings of a guitar, banjo, etc) with a downward or upward sweep of the thumb or of a plectrum |
| 2. | to play (chords, a tune, etc) in this way |
| [C18: probably of imitative origin; see | |
| 'strummer | |
| —n | |
| strum (strʌm) | |
| —vb , strums, strumming, strummed | |
| 1. | to sound (the strings of a guitar, banjo, etc) with a downward or upward sweep of the thumb or of a plectrum |
| 2. | to play (chords, a tune, etc) in this way |
| [C18: probably of imitative origin; see | |
| 'strummer | |
| —n | |
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strum
1775, possibly imitative of the sound of running the fingers across the strings of a musical instrument.
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