strum
verbUK /strʌm/
US /strʌm/
To play a guitar or similar instrument by moving your fingers or a pick across the strings.
She likes to strum her guitar on the porch in the evening.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To make a soft, rhythmic sound by moving fingers across strings.
He strummed a quiet tune while we sat by the fire.
3. A sound made by strumming an instrument.
The gentle strum of a ukulele drifted from the next room.
4. To play something in a casual, unskilled way.
She strummed a few chords without really knowing the song.