strum 1
— strummer , n.
/strum/ , v. , strummed, strumming , n.
v.t.
1. to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
2. to produce (notes, a melody, etc.) by such playing: to strum a tune.
v.i.
3. to play on a stringed musical instrument by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
n.
4. the act of strumming.
5. the sound produced by strumming.
[ 1765-75; perh. b. STRING and THRUM 1 ]
strum 2
/strum/ , n.
a strainer, as at the inlet of a system of tubing.
[ orig. uncert. ]