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strum
verb [I or T] /strʌm/ (-mm-)Definition
(Definition of strum verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- accompany verb (PLAY MUSIC)
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- fingering noun
- improvisation noun
- interpreter noun (EXPRESSING)
- jam verb (MUSIC)
- music noun
- perform verb (ENTERTAIN)
- pluck verb (MUSIC)
- raise the roof idiom
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