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strum

1  [struhm] ,verb, strummed, strum⋅ming, noun
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–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.
–noun
4. the act of strumming.
5. the sound produced by strumming.
Origin:
1765–75; perh. b. string and thrum 1

Related forms:
strummer, noun
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strum   (strŭm)   
v.   strummed, strum·ming, strums

v.   tr.

  1. To play (a stringed musical instrument) by stroking or brushing the strings: strum a banjo.

  2. To play (music) on a stringed instrument in this way: strum chords on a guitar.

v.   intr.
To play a stringed instrument by strumming.
n.  The act or sound of strumming.

[Perhaps imitative.]
strum'mer n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

strum 
1775, possibly imitative of the sound of running the fingers across the strings of a musical instrument.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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