I. ˈstrəm noun
Etymology: imitative
Date: 1764
: an act, instance, or sound of strumming
II. verb
( strummed ; strum·ming )
Date: 1777
transitive verb
1.
a. : to brush the fingers over the strings of (a musical instrument) in playing
strum a guitar
also : thrum III,1
b. : to play (music) on a stringed instrument
strum a tune
2. : to cause to sound vibrantly
winds strummed the rigging — H. A. Chippendale
intransitive verb
1. : to strum a stringed instrument
2. : to sound vibrantly
• strum·mer noun