Strung out

Adjective

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.AdjectiveExperiencing withdrawal symptoms of an addiction.

"While he was strung out, he ranted about conspiracies that he couldn't remember when he sobered."

2.AdjectiveWidely spaced.

"After the storm the armada was strung out over the ocean, unable to cover each other in battle."

3.AdjectiveProlonged in an unnecessary or time-filling manner.

"Then I had to sit through a long strung-out discussion about nothing in particular."

4.Verbsimple past and past participle of string out

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