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I'm not really high-strung now, but I was a very high-strung child.
Hope Davis

Meaning of "high-strung" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH-STRUNG

high-strung  [ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH-STRUNG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
High-Strung is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGH-STRUNG


hamstrung
ˈhæmˌstrʌŋ
overstrung
ˌəʊvəˈstrʌŋ
re-strung
ˌriːˈstrʌŋ
rung
rʌŋ
sprung
sprʌŋ
strung
strʌŋ
unsprung
ʌnˈsprʌŋ
unstrung
ʌnˈstrʌŋ
unwrung
ʌnˈrʌŋ
upsprung
ˈʌpˌsprʌŋ
wrung
rʌŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH-STRUNG

high-scoring
high-sided vehicle
high-sounding
high-speed
high-speed downlink packet access
high-speed steel
high-spending
high-spirited
high-spiritedly
high-spiritedness
high-stepper
high-street
high-tech
high-technology
high-tensile steel
high-tensile wire
high-tension
high-toned
high-up
high-velocity

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH-STRUNG

Bandung
Belitung
bung
clung
dung
flung
Hertzsprung
highly strung
hung
interior-sprung
Jung
lung
mung
quersprung
sung
swung
Taichung
unsung
with young
young

Synonyms and antonyms of high-strung in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «high-strung» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH-STRUNG

Find out the translation of high-strung to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high-strung from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high-strung» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高度紧张
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alta encadenan
570 millions of speakers

English

high-strung
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च अनुभूत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ارتفاع موتر -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возбудимы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

- tenso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতি ভাবপ্রবণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

- très nerveux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpegangan tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kribbelig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高神経質
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신경질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur-strung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao - Strung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் இ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्यंत संवेदनशील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sinir küpü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alta infilate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przewrażliwiony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збудливі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de mare Strung
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλής αρμαθιές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë - strung
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hög strung
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høy stressede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high-strung

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-STRUNG»

The term «high-strung» is normally little used and occupies the 111.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-STRUNG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high-strung

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QUOTES WITH «HIGH-STRUNG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word high-strung.
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Hope Davis
I'm not really high-strung now, but I was a very high-strung child.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH-STRUNG»

Discover the use of high-strung in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high-strung and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and the Last Days of ...
Through the lens of that era's final tournament, and the play of the other semifinalists, Jimmy Connors and Vitas Gerulaitis, High Strung chronicles the lives and careers of the men who made those Wild West days of tennis so memorable: "Ice ...
Stephen Tignor, 2011
2
High Strung: A Novel
In vivid cinematic prose, High Strung balances humor on the rough edge of loss, regret, and wounded family love. Merle is an unforgettable creation in an exhilarating debut novel from a young writer to watch.
Quinn Dalton, 2010
3
High Strung
In short, the exhilarating road to renown would turn into a highway straight to hell. The fans of "The Five Americans" will be shocked as the book reveals a story that could only now be told.
Mike Rabon, 2011
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The Synonym Finder
3. emotional, emotive, temperamental, high-strung; excitable, spirited, high- spirited; volatile, volcanic, fiery, hot-headed, inflammable, kindled, enkindled; agitated, nervous, tense, fretful; disturbed, perturbed, shaken, stirred up, worked up; ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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Popular Science
High-Strung. Powerful. Very. Pricey. Our Porsche-loving columnist salivates over an even more exclusive and prestigious machine: his brother's "D." By Stephan Wilkinson he Steinway Model D concert grand, a combination of musical ...
6
Helpful Hints for the High-strung
Helpful hints for the high-strung opens with instructions on how to use the book's six thaumatropes, six keys to relaxation, and an afterward contains information about thaumatropes' history and underlying principles"--Artist, from enclosed ...
Susan A. Sharp, 2010
7
The Origins and Development of the English Language
... neurotic, with a wide range of meaning, including 'nervous, high-strung, artistic by temperament, eccentric, or given to worry'; compulsive 'habitual,' as in compulsive drinker and compulsive criminal; and schizophrenia 'practically any mental ...
John Algeo, 2009
8
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women
Kelly Younger Branwyn, a comically high-strung woman, has just returned from spreading her mother's ashes. She had to do it alone because, as she explains to her date here, of a damn cat. BRANWYN. That's it. This feral cat that lives in the ...
Erin Detrick, 2008
9
Raising Gifted Kids: Everything You Need to Know to Help ...
At school, Jason is a high-strung and moody child. His teachers describe him as anxious. Mike and Linda are unaware of how they contribute to their son's emotional problems. They have almost no insight into how gifted their son really is.
Barbara Schave Klein, 2007
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The American Journal of Insanity
High-tempered, excitable, impulsive. 2. High-strung, excitable, alcoholic. .8. Alcoholic, daughter high-strung. . Extremely nervous, eccentric. 5. Daughter has nervous temperament, fldgety, easilv excited. 6. High-strung, periodically alcoholic. 7.
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH-STRUNG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high-strung is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Fear the Walking Dead': Poster for Spinoff on AMC | TVLine
Sunkrish Bala (The Walking Dead) will recur on Season 8 of Castle as Vikram Singh, a high-strung tech analyst with a troubled past, EW.com ... «TVLine, Jul 15»
2
Casting Bits: 'The Flash' Adds Captain Cold's Dad, Nikki Reed Joins …
His character, Vikram Singh is a high-strung technical analyst with a very complicated past. Mahedi Rakib on Graceland According to The ... «BuddyTV, Jul 15»
3
Judy Greer on What Makes a Judy Greer Character -- Vulture
Judy Greer is nothing if not lovely and gracious. Why, then, are so many of the characters she plays high-strung and eccentric? In anticipation of ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
4
Why Women Are Three Times More Likely to Suffer from Migraines …
... to get migraines more often: people, both male and female but more often women, who seemed more anxious, high-strung, perfectionistic, ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
5
'Trainwreck' — great title, so-so movie - SFGate
... Schumer, as a magazine writer, attends a staff meeting, almost lands, but mainly thanks to Tilda Swinton as the heartless, high-strung editor. «SFGate, Jul 15»
6
More Castle Season 8 Casting Scoop: Meet Vikram Singh - TV Fanatic
Sunkrish will play Vikram Singh, a high-strung tech analyst who has a complicated past. Bala has previously been seen in guest roles on ... «TV Fanatic, Jul 15»
7
Lower Return with New EP - Exclaim!
The quickie collection is described in a press release as mixing romantic textures with "harmonic dissonance and high-strung urgency." The EP ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
8
De Grasse a new hope for Canadian sprinting | Pan Am Games …
Profile of a world-class sprinter: High-strung, singular, egotistical, moody, defiant, paranoid. Often like a wide receiver in the National Football ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
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How To Turn Your Rooftop Into The Summer Oasis Of Your Dreams …
Add a little twinkle to your night with some high-strung mini lights, because it doesn't need to be Christmas to add a little sparkle to your roof. Personally, being in ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
10
Session Guitar: Improve Your Guitar Playing by Giving Your Notes …
Double the acoustic guitars with high-strung acoustics on the left and right. Add some really heavy guitars on the chorus on the left and right. «Guitar World Magazine, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. High-Strung [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/high-strung>. May 2024 ».
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