strung up
adjective
British, informal
: very nervous, excited, or worried
Don't get so strung up about everything.
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Eventually, Butch breaks free and knocks out the Gimp, effectively hanging him since he’d been strung up.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
To prepare for labor at home, Ibarra strung up soft yellow lights and laid a mattress on the floor of her living room.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Others are more about sustained anxiety or tension, such as feeling nervous and strung up.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Some are lynched and strung up for their victims to spit on.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
To prepare for labor at home, Ibarra strung up soft yellow lights and laid a mattress on the floor of her living room.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Others are more about sustained anxiety or tension, such as feeling nervous and strung up.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Some are lynched and strung up for their victims to spit on.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for strung up
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“Strung up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strung%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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