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I grew up playing the saxophone. I joined the jazz band in high school, but somewhere along the way I realized the guys who strummed acoustic guitars at parties were the ones who got the attention. So I asked a friend to show me a few chords, and when I moved to L.A. I spent a lot of time practicing my guitar.
Chris Carmack

Meaning of "strummed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRUMMED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRUMMED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Strummed is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb strummed in English.

WHAT DOES STRUMMED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Strum

In music, strumming is way of playing a stringed instrument such as a guitar. A strum or stroke is a sweeping action where a fingernail or plectrum brushes past several strings in order to set them all into motion and thereby play a chord. Strums are executed by the dominant hand, while the other hand holds down notes on the fretboard. Strums are contrasted with plucking, as means of activating strings into audible vibration, because in plucking, only one string is activated by a surface at a time. A hand-held pick or plectrum can only be used to pluck one string at a time, but multiple strings can be strummed by one. Plucking multiple strings simultaneously requires a fingerstyle or fingerpick technique. A strumming pattern or strum is a preset pattern used by a rhythm guitar. Compare with pattern picking, strumming patterns may be indicated through notation, tablature, up and down arrows, or slashes. For example, a pattern in common time or 4/4 consisting of alternating down and up eight note strokes may be written: /\/\/\/\...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STRUMMED

PRESENT

Present
I strum
you strum
he/she/it strums
we strum
you strum
they strum
Present continuous
I am strumming
you are strumming
he/she/it is strumming
we are strumming
you are strumming
they are strumming
Present perfect
I have strummed
you have strummed
he/she/it has strummed
we have strummed
you have strummed
they have strummed
Present perfect continuous
I have been strumming
you have been strumming
he/she/it has been strumming
we have been strumming
you have been strumming
they have been strumming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I strummed
you strummed
he/she/it strummed
we strummed
you strummed
they strummed
Past continuous
I was strumming
you were strumming
he/she/it was strumming
we were strumming
you were strumming
they were strumming
Past perfect
I had strummed
you had strummed
he/she/it had strummed
we had strummed
you had strummed
they had strummed
Past perfect continuous
I had been strumming
you had been strumming
he/she/it had been strumming
we had been strumming
you had been strumming
they had been strumming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will strum
you will strum
he/she/it will strum
we will strum
you will strum
they will strum
Future continuous
I will be strumming
you will be strumming
he/she/it will be strumming
we will be strumming
you will be strumming
they will be strumming
Future perfect
I will have strummed
you will have strummed
he/she/it will have strummed
we will have strummed
you will have strummed
they will have strummed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been strumming
you will have been strumming
he/she/it will have been strumming
we will have been strumming
you will have been strumming
they will have been strumming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would strummed
you would strummed
he/she/it would strummed
we would strummed
you would strummed
they would strummed
Conditional continuous
I would be strumming
you would be strumming
he/she/it would be strumming
we would be strumming
you would be strumming
they would be strumming
Conditional perfect
I would have strummed
you would have strummed
he/she/it would have strummed
we would have strummed
you would have strummed
they would have strummed
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been strumming
you would have been strumming
he/she/it would have been strumming
we would have been strumming
you would have been strumming
they would have been strumming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you strum
we let´s strum
you strum
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to strum
Past participle
strummed
Present Participle
strumming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRUMMED

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struggle for existence
struggler
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WORDS THAT END LIKE STRUMMED

bummed
chummed
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drummed
gummed
hummed
jammed
Mohammed
monogrammed
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unsummed

Synonyms and antonyms of strummed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STRUMMED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «strummed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of strummed
pluck · strike · thrum · twang

Translation of «strummed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRUMMED

Find out the translation of strummed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of strummed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strummed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弹奏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

strummed
570 millions of speakers

English

strummed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

strummed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العزف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бренчал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dedilhou
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

strummed
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grattés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tersentuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klimperte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かき鳴らし
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연주를 해보
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Strummed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gảy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

strummed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अरुंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tıngırdatırken
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strimpellato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strummed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бриньчав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strummed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

strummed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strummed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strummed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klimpret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of strummed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRUMMED»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about strummed

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «STRUMMED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strummed.
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Chris Carmack
I grew up playing the saxophone. I joined the jazz band in high school, but somewhere along the way I realized the guys who strummed acoustic guitars at parties were the ones who got the attention. So I asked a friend to show me a few chords, and when I moved to L.A. I spent a lot of time practicing my guitar.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRUMMED»

Discover the use of strummed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strummed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Charango Method
A good strummed tremolo is achieved only through practice. The wrist must become accustomed to an unusual movement. The objectives of the following exercises are to: I) Play strummed tremolos without tiring the arm 2) Control the attack ...
Horacio Duran, Italo Pedrotti, 2011
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Strummed: Five erotic tales of music and lust
Strummed brings five new writers together to create erotic anthology of music and lust.
Stella Harris, B. Z. R. Vukovina, Harper Eliot, 2013
3
A Concise History of Chinese Literature
The strummed lyric, on the other hand, contains more elements of literary composition. The text of the strummed lyric consists of two parts, the spoken and the singing. The former is in prose, and the latter is primarily in heptasyllabic verse.
4
Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic ...
k. Although the indigenous charango in Canas, southern Peru, and Bolivia is only strummed, plucked and strummed sections are alternated in mestizo practice. Mestizos say that they use the plucking/ strumming contrasts so that their listeners ...
Malena Kuss
5
Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies
Strummed. or. picked. acoustic. stringed. instruments. You don't generally need a lot of compression on acoustic stringed instruments, especially if you want a natural sound. You can use the compressor to even out the resonance of the ...
Jeff Strong, 2011
6
Weis Crackers
We sat in a hammock and strummed his guitar, Strummed his guitar, Strummed his guitar. We sat in a hammock and strummed his guitar, Strummed his guitar. He told her he loved her but it was a lie! It was a lie! It was a lie! He told her he ...
Rosemary Weis
7
Mastering the Guitar Class Method 9th Grade & Higher:
To learn this style, divide the chords you have learned into the following three categories: i) 6-string chords (chords on which a strings are strummed, like G and Em) 2) 5-string chords (chords on which 5 strings are strummed, like C, and Am)  ...
William Bay, Mike Christiansen, 2001
8
Baroque Guitar in Spain and the New World
The Voicing and Notation of Strummed Chords The editing of the strummed chords requires special consideration. According to Russell, any strummed chord is automatically considered as if it were in root position. Strummed chords on the  ...
Frank Koonce, 2010
9
Life, Love & Lust
She strummed out the melody she heard when she was arguing with her ex. She strummed out the sorrow she felt when she cried by herself at night in her empty bed. She strummed out the wasted years of love she invested. She strummed ...
L M., LMInc, 2010
10
Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music
Usually held across one's lap and strummed with a pick, associated with summer camp and classroom sing-alongs, the autoharp has a nostalgic, folksy sound when strummed, but Mancini noted that it also had a brittle, somewhat sinister feel ...
John Caps, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRUMMED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strummed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Video: Belfast Guitar Star Gary Lutton strummed his way to Sky TV …
A young Northern Irish musician has jammed, strummed and plucked his way to the title of the UK's most talented guitarist. Gary Lutton was crowned the winner ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
This autowallah can play you a concert
Sure enough, he started playing the background score from Sholay, and his fingers strummed the strings like it was yesterday that he had practised it. Here's the ... «India Today, Jul 15»
3
That time Buddy Guy strummed his guitar with a security guard's …
Buddy Guy strums his guitar with crowd management officer Melissa Gittelman's finger after he ventured into the crowd during his set at the Waterfront Blues ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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Video: Brazilian Strums Guitar As Docs Operate On His Brain
Dias strummed the Beatles number "Yesterday", some Brazilian numbers and an original song called "Emanuel," which he dedicated to his son. Like Us on ... «News Every day, Jun 15»
5
Guitar exhibit at Discovery Place strums through time
A vihuela dating to between 1400 and 1600 is considered the first strummed instrument. There's a resonator and a B.C. Rich; there's a Gibson Les Paul and ... «CL Charlotte, Jun 15»
6
Cody Simpson croons to 'Annabelle' after split from Gigi Hadid
His ring-adorned fingers strummed away to the bluesy beat, moving at a ... The 18-year-old posted a telling clip of himself to Instagram, strumming on his guitar ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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On refait le patch #13 : Test du Native Instruments Strummed Acoustic
On l'attendait depuis longtemps, et elle est là, la guitare acoustique, rythmique et virtuelle signée Native Instruments. Les compères Red Led et Los Teignos ne ... «Audiofanzine, Mar 15»
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Artiphon Instrument 1 MIDI controller can be strummed, bowed or …
Now it's re-emerged in a different form on Kickstarter, and comes billed as a multi-instrument that can be strummed like a guitar, bowed like a violin, tapped liked ... «MusicRadar.com, Mar 15»
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This leaf-strumming lizard thinks it's Jimi Hendrix
Either way, this forest dragon lizard looked like a true guitar hero as he strummed a leaf in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The amazing snap was captured by ... «Metro, Mar 15»
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NAMM 2015: Native Instruments veröffentlicht SESSION GUITARIST …
(21.01.2015) Zur NAMM 2015 zeigt Native Instruments Session Guitarist – Strummed Acoustic, ein neues Kontakt Instrument mit einer großen Auswahl gängiger ... «bonedo.de, Jan 15»

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