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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

Each time that this happened, Véronique had a sense of relief and her overstrung nerves grew relaxed.

From The Secret of Sarek by Maurice Leblanc

Secure at last, his overstrung nerves relaxed and he slid gratefully over the edge of sleep.

From Native Son by T. D. Hamm

And yet his nerves were so overstrung that he was acutely conscious of the slightest sound in the court, as he rose now, the observed of all present.

From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by George Manville Fenn




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