What does strung mean?
Definitions for strung
strʌŋstrung
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Princeton's WordNet
strungadjective
that is on a string
"keys strung on a red cord"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Strungthe preterite and participle passive of string.
The strung bow points out the Cynthian queen. John Gay.
ChatGPT
strung
Strung is the past participle of the verb "string", which generally means: 1) To put a sequence of items onto a string, cord, or thread, often in a specific order. 2) To stretch something out or arrange it along a specified path or direction. 3) In terms of musical instruments, to fit strings to it for playing. In a broader context, "strung" can also mean the process of hitting a series of shots in sports like tennis or badminton, or it can figuratively refer to a certain emotional state, like being "strung out" due to drug withdrawal symptoms or stress.
Webster Dictionary
Strung
of String
Strung
of String
Strung
imp. & p. p. of String
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Strung
strung, pa.t. and pa.p. of string.
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Anagrams for strung »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of strung in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of strung in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of strung in a Sentence
Giving people a unique opportunity to identify with a character or a storyline and actually experience it personally, it's like the mega-trailer, there's nothing more emotional and visceral than standing on a wire strung between the World Trade Center towers.
It’s a relief. I’m not going to say otherwise, we were strung up on the guillotine, waiting.
Those kinds of facts need to be strung together for every single one of these cases, so that we can see if any other kinds of patterns have emerged.
The really happy man never laughs - seldom - though he may smile. He does not need to laugh, for laugther, like weeping is a relief of mental tension - and the happy are not over strung.
When he speaks his words are akin to pearls strung on a silken thread....when he should speak it s like lustre shed by a ruby...when he does speak it s like crystal splash that cleaves the blue....
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