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# strum

verb (strum, strums, strummed, strumming); noun (a strum, strums)

«strum» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To strum is to play a guitar, ukulele or similar instrument by brushing your fingers or a pick across the strings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/#m1)
2. A strum is one brush across the strings, or the sound it makes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/#m2)

### In the lessons

In music lessons, children learn to strum chords on the ukulele or guitar and practise strumming patterns (down, down, up). In stories, a character strumming a guitar often sets a relaxed or dreamy mood. Phrases: «strum a chord», «strumming pattern», «strum along».

### Examples

- She strummed her ukulele and sang a song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/#x1)
- We learned to strum a C chord in music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/#x2)
- He was strumming his guitar by the campfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/#x3)
- Down, down, up — that's the strumming pattern. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/#x4)
- Strum gently, not too hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/#x5)
- With one strum, the whole room went quiet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/#x6)
- Dad strums along when we sing in the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/#x7)
- The Prince sat down and strummed away on the lute \[gusli\]. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb; double the m: «strummed», «strumming». You «strum» strings with a sweep; you «pluck» one string at a time.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «strum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«strum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/strum.html) on Mova free.