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# strum

«strum» in Mova's school dictionary: **to play a guitar, ukulele or similar instrument by…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «strum» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strum/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.