strung-out
adjective
severely debilitated from alcohol or drugs.
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strung-out
American
[struhng-aut]
/ ˈstrʌŋˈaʊt /
adjective
Slang.
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severely debilitated from alcohol or drugs.
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physically or emotionally exhausted.
strung out
British
adjective
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addicted to a drug
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(of a drug addict) suffering or distressed because of the lack of a drug
strung out
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The result is more of a strung-out patchwork than a theatrical encapsulation of Prokofiev’s 3-act, more than 2-hour score.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
This was a loose, strung-out event but one graced with humor.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
A stout defense by Gen. George “Pap” Thomas on Snodgrass Hill covered the Union retreat, but Forrest’s lack of aggression enabled the strung-out columns to reach the safety of Chattanooga without serious pressure.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2022
And in “The Psychic Life of Savages,” she provided a sportive outing for a gaggle of famously strung-out confessional poets.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2017
They crossed the line three lengths ahead of Navy, still pulling away at the head of a long, strung-out parade of boats far to their rear.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
“Difference Between,” a 23-minute world premiere by Matthew Neenan, holds the stage intriguingly until losing momentum and feeling strung out as it presents an artful, communal gathering that dwindles to a somewhat puzzling conclusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Robby is our guide through a too-long workday, where he and his fellow doctors and nurses are overworked and strung out.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2025
The central mysteries are strung out across the season’s eight episodes, as the agents pursue — but practically speaking, put off — answers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
The elite field was already well strung out by the time they reached the coast and Oldenkamp found himself with two companions, urging each other on in solidarity rather than competing against each other.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
When there was nothing left to move but myself, I walked to the end of our village and kept going, with a whole raft of children strung out behind me.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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