strung

[US]/strʌŋ/
[UK]/strʌŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. pulled tight, stretched tight (past tense and past participle of "string")

Phrases & Collocations

strung out

strung up

Example Sentences

a high-strung combustible nature

He is highly strung for the game.

The parade strung out for miles.

They strung these pearls tightly.

I'm strung up to do the job,

a rope bridge strung between two cliff ledges.

the guitars were strung and tuned to pitch.

lights were strung across the promenade.

the houses were strung along the road.

I often felt strung out by daily stresses.

he died, strung out on booze and cocaine.

They hunted him down and strung him up.

These houses were strung along the thoroughfare.

The beads were strung on very fine nylon.

The promise 3 days strung out to 6 weeks.

They strung up some lanterns among the trees.

They were all strung up over the show of wire-walking.

the swords were strung criss-cross on his back.

His strung nerves made it difficult for him to relax.

Real-world Examples

There'll be no strings to bind your hands.

Source: Friends Season 2

He's the pervert pulling the strings here.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

So we'd need some string as well.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 4

Um, every day, I mean she was very highly strung.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Strings and stripes, strings and stripes, strings and stripes, strings and stripes, strings and stripes.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

Generous? Don't you see the strings attached? -What strings?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

You have to cut your red string, Bo.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

Yeah, Captain pulled some strings with the commissioner.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Your mixer did the hard work of loosening all those strings.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation October 2022

She took a pair of scissors and cut the string.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

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