The strum of a guitar. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
strum a guitar. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Not surprisingly, the strum is the thing for Luna. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
Rock out by blasting enemies with riff combos and creating your own sounds with each "strum" of a chord!. From Wordnik.com. [Gaming Target] Reference
A feature added in the 1.2 update is the ability to "strum" the chord by simply flicking your finger across the guitar neck. From Wordnik.com. [iProng Magazine] Reference
I strum, my guitar replies with a dry muted thump. From Wordnik.com. [oatcake Diary Entry] Reference
Bring a guitar to strum on, even a drum to drum on. From Wordnik.com. [Jazz Singer Tony DeSare's 'Last First Kiss'] Reference
Then I heard the strum of an angel through a guitar man. From Wordnik.com. [Me And Kettle Joe] Reference
She could feel the steady strum of his heart beneath hers. From Wordnik.com. [Angels and Outlaws]
So you find out that Tony Danza likes to strum on a ukulele. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2007] Reference
They didn't just strum stuff while they sang, they made music. From Wordnik.com. [play dat funky music white boy..] Reference
I gazed down in the river's mirror And watched its winding strum. From Wordnik.com. [LAY DOWN YOUR WEARY TUNE] Reference
People lie about, strum-strum-strumming the day away on their guitars. From Wordnik.com. [bard Diary Entry] Reference
So, that when you strum it, it co - creates all kinds of new overtones. From Wordnik.com. [Sonic Youth: Story of a 'Kool Thing'] Reference
This violin of oneself, this rough strum ofI, arc of wing over thick rib. From Wordnik.com. [Thick Rib of the Lamentation Animal] Reference
I mean, a lot of guitar players would, you know, fret a chord and strum it. From Wordnik.com. [Kaki King Dreams of Melody, 'Revenge'] Reference
And then there's the Chris Hillman version, where he sings "heart of a strum.". From Wordnik.com. [The WELL: Ripple] Reference
You don't push down on something to strum, it should be a back and forth switch. From Wordnik.com. [mesocyclone Diary Entry] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: strum, strum and all of a sudden, wow, there's mice in there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2006] Reference
It's like he puts his whole soul into each word and then each strum of the guitar. From Wordnik.com. [Live 1966] Reference
But then he laid it down because it didn't seem that interesting to just strum cords. From Wordnik.com. [New CD Celebrates Masters of Old-Time Autoharp] Reference
So excuse me while I pluck and strum some strings instead of standing behind a podium. From Wordnik.com. [The Answer's Been Made Clear] Reference
He should have gone home, to strum a lyre at the drinking, and give his mother grandsons. From Wordnik.com. [The Praise Singer]
Chris Hillman, in his recording of "Ripple," sang the line as "... on the heart of a strum.". From Wordnik.com. [The Annotated "Ripple"] Reference
(Soundbite of bass guitar strum) Mr. MILLER: I don't do that because I don't like that sound. From Wordnik.com. [Marcus Miller Performs Live in NPR's Studio 4A] Reference
Phoenix mastered Cash's guitar strum, and learned to sing 26 songs in Cash's signature voice. From Wordnik.com. [COMING ATTRACTIONS] Reference
His voice shouldn't still have the power to strum her numbed senses to life, especially not now. From Wordnik.com. [Strategic Engagement]
I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words over the top of the chords. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Bird: Words As Instruments] Reference
Then last night I learned how to strum, sort of, (still working on that one) and a few other things. From Wordnik.com. [slemondropp Diary Entry] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I was like strum, strum and all of a sudden, I'm like ah, there's mice in there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2006] Reference
There was a soft wind-strum through the rigging up where Mahnmut was, and he enjoyed the sound of it. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
So guess who Evan Dando (of the Lemonheads) singled out to strum his guitar while he held down the chords?. From Wordnik.com. [dulligirl Diary Entry] Reference
Again, he slid one finger deep inside her wetness, while his tongue continued to strum the feminine head of her. From Wordnik.com. [Angels and Outlaws]
Musicians used their thumb to strum down low while finger-picking the melody higher up on the neck of the instrument. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Blues:Structure And Development In The Post-Civil War South] Reference
The jewel of his portfolio: Guitar Hero, a billion-dollar seller that lets would-be rockers strum along on a fake guitar. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby Kotick: Vanity Fair] Reference
There might he strum his heart out in the old way, and the world would never hear, for it has lost the ear for this kind of song. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets] Reference
Certainly if the instrument displeases you, you can say so, but if a misguided friend elects to strum on your piano you are helpless. From Wordnik.com. [The House in Good Taste] Reference
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