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

Example Sentences

On the riverbank two men were skinning a boar strung from a tree.

From Literature

By this time of day, everything— from the windows of the two-story buildings to the red lanterns strung up for tourists—had been covered in the dust that somehow drifted in from the Mohave.

From Literature

And then Sean was next to me, pointing along the rocks under the water where he had strung his net.

From Literature

In the middle of the room was a big loom, strung with varying shades of threads.

From Literature

Campaign banners and party flags are already being strung up in towns, with a string of rallies planned as candidates seek to woo voters.

From Barron's