strung
7
3.5
- adjective
- /strʌŋ/
:
ensartado
- The artist expertly strung the beads on a thin wire for her latest creation.
Examples
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She carefully strung the colorful lights along the fence for the party.
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The necklace was beautifully strung with delicate pearls.
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-We're a very high strung family.
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Those little dogs are very highly strung.
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I have mentioned that publishers are sensitive and highly strung.
Fiction book (1998) -
High-strung, nervous, always coming down with something.
Fiction book (1990) -
Poor Julian he is just so high-strung.
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He's much more high-strung than he appears.
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She was a very high-strung individual.
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It may seem a little unusual, but your mistress is inclined to be rather highly strung.
Synonyms
36
3.8
To put beads or objects onto a cord in a line
To thread beads or lights onto a cord
Compounds
How Tight
7
3.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strung comes from the simple word string, which means 'a thin cord'. So, to be strung is to be 'put on a string' or tied along a line, which is why we say beads are strung on a necklace or flags are strung across a street.