how to pronounce strum

/ˈstɹʌm/

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the above transcription of strum is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

strum is pronounced in one syllable

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stɹʌm

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An example use of strum in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… everyone with ties to the strum shop …”

meanings of strum

noun:

  1. The sound made by playing various strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously.
  2. The act of strumming.

verb:

  1. To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) using various strings simultaneously.

name:

  1. A surname​.

strum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word strum occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics strum can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that strum can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

words with pronunciation similar to strum

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