Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for strum. Search instead for styrum.
Definitions

strum

[struhm] / strʌm /
VERB
tweak
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"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

The music is an arena-country crescendo, from acoustic-guitar strum to full-band impact topped by pedal-steel guitar, along with gospel-organ underpinnings and country quavers in Beyoncé’s vocal lines.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024

And because the musicians play so precisely onstage — each strum in place, each groove just right — the songs differed little from the versions permanently stored in your head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2024

Worries escalated as this new cohort of generative AI tools threatened the livelihoods of people who write, draw, strum or code for a living.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

“Sure, it works for the Amity. But what happens when not everyone wants to strum banjos and grow crops? What happens when someone does something terrible and talking about it can’t solve the problem?”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




Vocabulary lists containing strum


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "strum" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com