strummingn.

/ˈstrʌmɪŋ/

Etymology: -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of strum v.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing stringed instrument > [noun] > strumming

thrumminga1625

strumming1775

struma1796

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. Strumming, the act of stringing or tuning in a clumsy manner.

1818 Ld. Byron Beppo ii. 2 And there are songs and quavers, roaring, humming, Guitars, and every other sort of strumming.

1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 362 The strumming of an ill-toned piano.

1887 W. Besant World Went xiii As for tea, with the strumming of a harpsichord,..I cannot endure it.

1894 A. Jessopp Random Roaming ii. 75 We provide pianos for elementary schools, and encourage strumming.

2. Scottish. ‘A thrilling sensation, sometimes implying giddiness’ (Jamieson).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [noun] > trembling with emotion

trembling1303

thrilla1680

twittering1682

strumming1822

shiver1863

1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man II. vii. 234 I'll never forget sic queer strummings as I had within me. Oh, I wad fain hae been at them! There was a kind o' yeuk, a kind o' kittling, a sort o' prinkling in my blood like.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

strummingadj.

/ˈstrʌmɪŋ/

Etymology: < strum v. + -ing suffix².

rare.

Sounding like a strummed instrument.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound

droning1601

drony1754

monotone1770

monotonous1774

toneless1833

droned1863

strumming1887

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing keyboard instrument > [adjective] > piano-playing > being strummed (piano)

strumminga1911

1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders III. vii. 140 She fancied that she could hear, above the sound of her strumming pulse, the vehicle.

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. xxv. 553 As a menace, as a prophecy, the old women and the hunchback and the strumming piano had gone forever.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	strumming
释义	strummingn. /ˈstrʌmɪŋ/ Etymology: -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of strum v. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing stringed instrument > [noun] > strumming thrumminga1625 strumming1775 struma1796 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. Strumming, the act of stringing or tuning in a clumsy manner. 1818 Ld. Byron Beppo ii. 2 And there are songs and quavers, roaring, humming, Guitars, and every other sort of strumming. 1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 362 The strumming of an ill-toned piano. 1887 W. Besant World Went xiii As for tea, with the strumming of a harpsichord,..I cannot endure it. 1894 A. Jessopp Random Roaming ii. 75 We provide pianos for elementary schools, and encourage strumming. 2. Scottish. ‘A thrilling sensation, sometimes implying giddiness’ (Jamieson). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [noun] > trembling with emotion trembling1303 thrilla1680 twittering1682 strumming1822 shiver1863 1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man II. vii. 234 I'll never forget sic queer strummings as I had within me. Oh, I wad fain hae been at them! There was a kind o' yeuk, a kind o' kittling, a sort o' prinkling in my blood like. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online December 2019). strummingadj. /ˈstrʌmɪŋ/ Etymology: < strum v. + -ing suffix². rare. Sounding like a strummed instrument. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound droning1601 drony1754 monotone1770 monotonous1774 toneless1833 droned1863 strumming1887 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing keyboard instrument > [adjective] > piano-playing > being strummed (piano) strumminga1911 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders III. vii. 140 She fancied that she could hear, above the sound of her strumming pulse, the vehicle. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. xxv. 553 As a menace, as a prophecy, the old women and the hunchback and the strumming piano had gone forever. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1775adj.1887
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