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strum

[struhm] / strʌm /
VERB
tweak
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"I've wanted to take up the guitar ever since I seen my granda play. I was only six or seven when I started trying to strum his guitar."

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

It’s also true that Don is rock’s first great rhythm guitarist, his strident acoustic strum powering ”Wake Up Little Susie” and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

She looked so at ease, and she was, cracking jokes with the moms in her native language and letting the kids strum on her guitar.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

They strum and sing together in her kitchen and in the park, and she offers frank notes on his songs, the shared experience of making music allowing them to traverse oceans and continents.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Of course, we don’t know what the music played on this lyre sounded like, even though we can strum its strings and admire its craftsmanship.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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