Meaning & use
Strummed
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Played a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, by brushing the fingers or a pick across the strings.
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She strummed a few chords softly before the crowd quieted down.
He strummed the same three chords for hours while writing the song.
A note on using this word
Strummed describes a sweeping motion across multiple strings at once, distinct from 'plucked,' which usually refers to individual strings.
Words with a similar meaning
playedpicked
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