Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [struhng out]
- /strʌŋ aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [struhng out]
- /strʌŋ aʊt/
Definitions of strung out words
- adjective strung out severely debilitated from alcohol or drugs. 1
- adjective strung out physically or emotionally exhausted. 1
- noun strung out a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line. 1
- noun strung out something resembling a cord or thread. 1
- noun strung out Also called cosmic string. Physics. a mathematical entity used to represent elementary particles, as gravitons, quarks, or leptons, in terms of a small but finite stringlike object existing in the four dimensions of spacetime and in additional, hypothetical, spacelike dimensions. The theory of such objects (string theory) avoids the many mathematical difficulties that arise from treating particles as points. 1
- noun strung out a narrow strip of flexible material, as cloth or leather, for tying parts together: the strings of a bonnet. 1
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Origin of strung out
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English string, streng, Old English streng; cognate with Dutch streng, German Strang; akin to Latin stringere to bind; (v.) late Middle English stringen to string a bow, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Strung out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
strung out popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
strung out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for strung out
adj strung out
- addicted — Someone who is addicted to a harmful drug cannot stop taking it.
- amnesic — a person affected by amnesia.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- blown away — past participle of blow away.
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
adjective strung out
- clutched — to hatch (chickens).
- disquieted — lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
- dragged — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- dreading — to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
- elongated — Unusually long in relation to its width.
Antonyms for strung out
adjective strung out
- ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- ending — An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
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