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

Under the hood, chatbots and the A.I. bots they power are nothing but a series of static math computations strung together in rapid succession.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

After college, he strung together odd jobs, including data input for the famed music venue the Knitting Factory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Other significant roles around this time included the highly strung Major Burns in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H and THX 1138, the eponymous protagonist of George Lucas's dystopian 1971 sci-fi debut.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

After a birdie at the second he strung together three more at the fourth, fifth and sixth to reach 12-under for the day.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

And everything, save for occasional lengths of white silk ribbon strung like garlands, is made of ice.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern