Strum
Pronunciation : Strum
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Thrum.]
Definition : Defn: To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in an unskillful or noisy way; to thrum; as, to strum a piano.
t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Strummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Strumming.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913