Strum

/strĘŚm/

Synonyms for "strum" (29 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Strong matches (9)

Noun(7 words)
fiddleflickguitar soundguitar strokeguitarsharpingimprovise

Related words (14)

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries
guitar techniqueinstrumental playinglive performancemusical actionmusical performancemusical soundsound

More specific

8 entries
accented strikedownstrokeguitar strumimprovised strumlive accompanimentsingle strikeukulele strumupstroke

Collocations

10 entries
downstroke strumgentle strumguitar strumrapid strumrhythmic strumsoft strumstrum chordsstrum patternstrum soundstrumming pattern

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He only knows how to strum the guitar.

Source: tatoeba (1191717)

The black guitar's strings vibrated with each passionate strum.

Source: tatoeba (12079952)

hear the strum of a guitar

Source: wiktionary

give the banjo a little strum

Source: wiktionary

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