What does "strum" mean?

The sound made by playing various strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously.

What is a synonym for "strum"?

Common synonyms include: adlib, brush, bum, bumble, buzz, drone.

/strʌm/ name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
The sound made by playing various strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously.
"hear the strum of a guitar"
2
sound of strumming wordnet
3
The act of strumming.
"give the banjo a little strum"

Verb

1
To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) by plucking various strings simultaneously. ambitransitive
2
sound the strings of (a stringed instrument) wordnet

Proper Noun

"He only knows how to strum the guitar."

Variant of thrum.