Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stram

/stɹˈæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: stram
IPA: /stɹˈæm/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To slam; to beat or put down or close violently or noisily.

verb

To move forcefully; to stream; to walk forcefully.

Example Sentences

"... he strammed the glass down 'pon the planchen, an' roared like Tregeagle. Aw!"
"... dawntee stram tha doar zo,[…]"
"... strammed Bill's legs with his riding crop."
"... strammed by. But I thought maybe you thought I was her, when you come poundin' up the hill; havin' her clo's on, an' her wrop, an' all ; and I've sometimes thought 't when I step out good an' long, an' tilt my head over[…]"
"... strammed up and down the Brick Row, shoving each other off the side-walks as they went reeling in and out of saloons and inns, the Eagle, the Swan, in search of the good Virginia brandy with which the proceedings of this legal[…]"
"... stramming about like a holiday crowd at the Zoo and in much the same spirit, and roared with laughter when the curtain went up, when the curtain came down, when the gong rang, when Mr. Dickens appeared,[…]"

Etymology

Compare German stramm.

Inflected Forms

strams (present, singular) stramming (participle, present) strammed (participle, past) strammed (past)

Derived Forms

strambang

Rhymes With

am damn sam ma'am exam ram dam jam ham cam spam lamb

Questions

How do you pronounce stram?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɹˈæm/.
What does stram mean?: To slam; to beat or put down or close violently or noisily.
Where does stram come from?: Compare German stramm.

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