overstrung
/ˌoʊvərˈstrʌŋ/
adjective
- Extremely nervous, tense, or anxious; on edge.
- After weeks of deadlines, the whole team felt overstrung and exhausted.
- She was so overstrung before the exam that she couldn't sleep the night before.
- The overstrung actor forgot his lines during the opening scene.
- Of a piano or similar stringed instrument: having strings arranged in a crisscross pattern to save space and improve tone.
- The technician tuned the overstrung grand piano for the concert.
- Many modern upright pianos are overstrung to fit longer strings into a smaller frame.
- An overstrung piano produces a richer sound than a straight-strung one.
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