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Strum

noun/stɹˈʌm/
Definition
sound of strumming
sound the strings of (a string instrument)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/stɹˈʌm/
🇬🇧British English
/stɹˈʌm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/stɹˈʌm/
1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈʌm/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounsound of strumming
“the strum of a guitar”
verbsound the strings of (a string instrument)
“strum a guitar”
Word Forms
strumverbsound the strings of (a string instrument)
strumnounsound of strumming
thrumnouna thrumming sound
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
klimpern
klimperndes Geräusch
🇫🇷French
gratter
bruit de grattement
🇪🇸Spanish
rasguear
sonido de rasgueo
🇮🇹Italian
strimpellare
suono di strimpellio
🇳🇱Dutch
tokkelen
geluid van tokkelen
🇵🇹Portuguese
dedilhar
som de dedilhar
🇷🇺Russian
бренчать
звук бренчания
India
🇮🇳Hindi
झनकार
झंकार की ध्वनि
🇧🇩Bengali
স্ট্রাম
আওয়াজ
🇮🇳Tamil
ஸ்ட்ரம்
முழக்க சத்தம்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్ట్రమ్
స్ట్రమ్మింగ్ శబ్దం
🇮🇳Marathi
झणझणीत
वाजण्याचा आवाज
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ટ્રમ
વાગવાનો અવાજ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಟ್ರಮ್
ಸ್ಟ್ರಮ್ಮಿಂಗ್ ಶಬ್ದ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്ട്രോം
സ്തംഭിക്കുന്ന ശബ്ദം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਟਰਮ
ਵੱਜਣ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼
🇵🇰Urdu
سٹرم
ٹہلنے کی آواز
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
弹奏
弹奏的声音
🇯🇵Japanese
ストラム
かき鳴らす音
🇰🇷Korean
적당히 켜기
쿵쿵거리는 소리
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gảy đàn
âm thanh gảy đàn
🇹🇭Thai
ดีด
เสียงดีด
🇮🇩Indonesian
memetik
suara petikan
🇲🇾Malay
memetik
bunyi memetik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مداعبة أوتار الآلة الموسيقية
صوت العزف
🇮🇷Persian
ستر
صدای کوبیدن
🇹🇷Turkish
tıngırdamak
tıngırdama sesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִפְרוֹט
צליל של נפילה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'strum'?
The primary meaning of 'strum' is 'sound of strumming'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'strum' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'strum' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'strum' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'strum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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