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STRUM

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected forms: strummed    , strumming   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sound of strumming

Example:

the strum of a guitar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("strum" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

strum (sound the strings of (a stringed instrument))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)

Example:

strum a guitar

Synonyms:

strum; thrum

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "strum" is one way to...):

sound (cause to sound)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

strum (sound of strumming)

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