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    high·ly strung
    /ˌhīlē ˈstrəNG/

    adjective

    • 1. very nervous and easily upset; high-strung: British "highly strung horses"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHIGHLY STRUNG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    To highly strung or nervous people the feeling sometimes becomes so acute that they simply must escape somehow from the surrounding cause.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHIGH-STRUNG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. US uk / ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ / us / ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ / (UK highly strung) Add to word list. very nervous and easily upset: a high-strung young woman. a high-strung racehorse. Synonyms. edgy informal. jittery informal. jumpy informal. nervy UK. restive formal. uptight informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › high-strungHigh-strung Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HIGH-STRUNG is having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament. How to use high-strung in a sentence.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › highly strungHighly strung Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    2 days ago · The meaning of HIGHLY STRUNG is very nervous or easily upset.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHIGHLY STRUNG definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. UK us / ˌhaɪ.li ˈstrʌŋ / uk / ˌhaɪ.li ˈstrʌŋ / (US high-strung) Add to word list. very nervous and easily upset: a highly strung young woman. a highly strung racehorse. Synonyms. jittery informal. jumpy informal. nervy UK. restive formal. uptight informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming too excited and easily upset

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'highly strung' - Collins Online Dictionary

    adjective. tense and easily upset; excitable; nervous. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. highly strung in British English. very nervous or volatile in character. Usual US and Canadian phrase: high-strung. See full dictionary entry for strung. Collins English Dictionary.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › highly strungHIGHLY STRUNG Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    He found that my pulse was high, my eyes dilated, my nerves highly strung, but no alarming symptoms. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | Various They touched the most tender chords in the man's highly-strung gentle nature.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › high-strungHIGH-STRUNG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    High-strung definition: at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy. See examples of HIGH-STRUNG used in a sentence.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhighly strung - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of highly strung adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › highly-strungHIGHLY STRUNG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Highly strung definition: tense and easily upset; excitable; nervous. See examples of HIGHLY STRUNG used in a sentence.