- present participle of strum.
strumming
Example Sentences
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It shows relatives outside a cabin, including her grandfather—a movie-star-handsome man strumming a guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Chip falls in with a troupe of street performers, evades the police, juggles along the Seine and eventually wanders into a smoky bar, where Penelope is strumming her guitar.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
As they shot the breeze, McCartney started strumming.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Women wearing long wigs and ornate traditional dresses milled around a pebbled courtyard, stopping to snap photos under a pavilion, as the melodious strumming of the Chinese zither played in the background.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
Watching the sky turn pink at the end of the day, I sit on the balcony and sing the song that brought me to Cuba, strumming on Mima’s oud.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
