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strung

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strung  (strng)
v.
Past tense and past participle of string.
adj.
Tense or exhausted: His strung nerves made it difficult for him to relax.

strung [strʌŋ]
vb
a past tense and past participle of string
adj
1. (Music / Instruments)
a.  (of a piano, etc.) provided with strings, esp of a specified kind or in a specified manner
b.  (in combination) gut-strung
highly strung very nervous or volatile in character Usual US and Canadian phrase high-strung
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Adj.1.strung - that is on a string; "keys strung on a red cord"
Translations
strung [ˈstrʌŋ]
pt
pp of string
strung out adj (= spread out) to be strung out along sth, to be strung out on sth → jalonner qch
villages strung out along dirt roads → les villages jalonnant les pistes
Buildings were strung out on the north side of the river → Des immeubles jalonnaient la rive nord de la rivière.

strung string


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A dozen mounted men, strung out loosely, approaching from the opposite side of the clearing, were only a matter of a hundred yards or so away.
We strung her up in no time to concert pitch; set her eyes in a blaze; and made her out-blush her own rouge.
I think I never heard so many old played-out jokes strung together in my life.
 
 
 
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