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overstrung

[oh-ver-struhng] / ˈoʊ vərˈstrʌŋ /




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Yes, overstrung, gaudily painted, honky tonk joannas for passersby to hammer out jazz standards on, which – naturally – many appeared to be able to do.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016

Both teams were overstrung, playing crazily in their eagerness to win.

From Time Magazine Archive

The people got on my overstrung youthful nerves.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 by Harry Furniss

She is so overstrung that she has had to have sleeping drafts.

From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith

It was about two in the morning when the fellows made their rush, a band of Ghazees leading it, and I'll own that we were all a little overstrung.

From Blake's Burden by Harold Bindloss




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