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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
strum .
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Examples
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His self-accompaniment consists of a repetitive one-chord (maybe two) guitar strum that predates Jandek and a toy piano that is "strummed" and sounds like a lysergic zither from the Third Man soundtrack.
Swan Fungus 2009
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Lucky Egg: Reet strummed across the warps on the upright loom, loosening and separating the shed.
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She strummed a few chords, and then her clear sweet voice rang out gaily:
CHAPTER I 2010
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The young and old were seated on and around the graves, talking in hushed tones while guitars strummed ballads welcoming those who have gone to walk among them for this one night.
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And when she strummed the guitar and sang liquid, velvety Hawaiian hulas, he sat entranced.
Chapter 6 2010
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Here and there, a few strummed lutes or fingered a virginal, but most were occupied with dice and cards.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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A special shout-out to Holly Fisher, who wrote this song for me, he said, and strummed the first chords.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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The young and old were seated on and around the graves, talking in hushed tones while guitars strummed ballads welcoming those who have gone to walk among them for this one night.
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Holly strummed a few more chords, finding the right key.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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The young and old were seated on and around the graves, talking in hushed tones while guitars strummed ballads welcoming those who have gone to walk among them for this one night.
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