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strung

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstrʌŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/strʌŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strung)

From the verb string: (⇒ conjugate)
strung is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p

Collocations for "strung"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "strung" in context.

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string

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. has been a string of [thefts, robberies] (in the neighborhood)
  2. caught the man behind the string of [thefts]
  3. a string of [questions, numbers]
  4. a string of [lovers, wives, husbands, divorces]
  5. managed a string of [players, actors, horses]
  6. wearing a string of pearls
  7. broke a (guitar) string
  8. a new set of strings
  9. plucked (at) the strings
  10. hanging from a string
  11. tie a knot in the string
  12. use string to tie a [parcel, bundle, package]
  13. a [white, black] string
  14. tied shut with a string
  15. the [family, government] has tightened the purse strings
  16. pull some strings to [get, obtain, gain]
  17. [a deal, an offer] with no strings attached
v
  1. string [a guitar, a bow, instruments]
  2. string [beads, the charms]
  3. strung (up) some lights [in the street, on the Christmas tree]
  4. strung him up by [the ankles, his wrists, his arms]
  5. offensive, slang: strung him up by his balls
  6. string together [words, ideas, a sentence]
  7. string [two, the] words together
  8. string [ideas] together
  9. string out [a decision, an article, the torture]
  10. string [a decision] out
  11. [might, will] string along (with)
  12. [always, constantly, keeps] stringing him along
  13. stringing him along with [promises, her words]
  14. string up a [thief, murderer, robber]
  15. was strung up [at noon, in the town square]
n as adj
  1. a string quartet
  2. string instruments
  3. studies string theory
'strung' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "strung" in the title:

be strung out/spread/extend - English Only forum
boats strung with colourful lights slipped across the water - English Only forum
Corner of Broke-Ass and Strung Out. - English Only forum
Dentists have stopped being strung along by the great flossing yarn - English Only forum
high strung - positive connotation? - English Only forum
I gave Virgil the <greatest line of hot fizz> ever strung together at one time in one place - English Only forum
Kenny time in prison seem to agree with him, he's not strung out on drugs and looks like brand new money. - English Only forum
my strung-out mind - English Only forum
pot strung with rubber spiders - English Only forum
She strung him along with a promise of marriage. - English Only forum
Strung from - English Only forum
Strung on springs - English Only forum
strung out across a narrow sidewalk - English Only forum
strung out bodies - English Only forum
strung out in Eurasia's periphery - English Only forum
Strung out like a guitar - English Only forum
Strung out on the scalpel - English Only forum
strung out? - English Only forum
strung the great bow - English Only forum
strung through - English Only forum
strung to the pitch of murder - English Only forum
strung up - English Only forum
strung up - English Only forum
strung up by the legs - English Only forum
Strung up in tenterhooks - English Only forum
strung-out - English Only forum
this is the string upon which all our states of suffering and dissatisfaction are strung - English Only forum
to be strung about with something - English Only forum
Very highly strung - English Only forum
What does "they're loving someone else, strung out and hung up on you" mean? - English Only forum
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