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strum

[struhm] / strʌm /
VERB
tweak
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But the rigorous process of interviews, followed by group activities and then a 60-second showcase, sees Mr Hall cut before the chance to strum a chord in front of judges.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

Ever since a couple of bandmates were late to rehearsal a decade earlier, when DeBardi first realized he could strum a guitar and strike a drum in the same motion, he’d occasionally performed solo.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

She briefly began to strum her guitar again before hastily exiting the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023

A crowd quickly gathers as the slim, tall young man begins to strum.

From BBC • May 8, 2023

She starts to strum it as Robert hoists himself inside, and the truck starts forward, carrying the banjo sounds and her warbling voice away from us.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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