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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

But Loring's overstrung mood sensed this maternal indulgence, and it infuriated him still further.

From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Amélie Rives

His overstrung nerves betrayed themselves in a dozen different ways.

From The Sixth Sense A Novel by Stephen McKenna

It seemed to Bella, overstrung with nerves, that some higher powers had dealt out a punishment to the Captain for crimes committed but undiscovered.

From The Solitary Farm by Fergus Hume




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