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• past participle of string.
• past tense form of string.

strung

American  

[struhng] / strʌŋ /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of string.

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strung British  

/ strʌŋ /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of string

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adjective

1. 1. (of a piano, etc) provided with strings, esp of a specified kind or in a specified manner

   2. ( in combination )

      gut-strung

2. Usual US and Canadian phrase: high-strung.  very nervous or volatile in character

Other Word Forms

• well-strung
  adjective

Explanation

Things that are strung are connected together on a string, thread, or wire. A beaded necklace, a popcorn garland, and twinkly lights on a tree are examples of things that are strung. Things that are strung are threaded or hung along a line. Think of festive lights draped across a patio, or holiday decorations hanging from a string. In a different sense, someone can feel strung, meaning they are tense or stressed, much like a string that is pulled just a bit too tight for comfort and can easily snap or break.

Example Sentences

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What these apps do best is lay bare the ways in which our entire economy is structured like a betting app strung together by incentive perverts.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

"We want something sort of like a racehorse, a little bit high strung, a little bit forward -- something that's got a heart, that's going to run."

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

Julie strung the scammer along for two hours before he gave up.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Base jumpers parachuted from its heights, and a performance artist recorded himself teetering along a 1-inch-wide slackline strung between two of the properties’ 40-story towers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

I ran out without a thought for overcoat, hanging on to the rope I’d just strung.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson