Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strained

/stɹeɪ̯nd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: strained
IPA: /stɹeɪ̯nd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Forced through a strainer.

adj

Under tension; tense.

adj

Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort

verb

simple past and past participle of strain

Example Sentences

"Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest."
"Ever since the fight our relationship has been strained."
"In the summer of 1994, Shaylene’s relationship with her mother was strained. Darlene had recently caught Shaylene smoking marijuana, and the resulting tension prompted her daughter to move out and stay with a friend for weeks."
"A strained smile."

Inflected Forms

more strained (comparative) most strained (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonstrained prestrained strainedly strainedness unstrained

Phrases

half-strained strained silicon

Synonyms

agonistic constrained forced labored laboured

Rhymes With

remained explained trained obtained gained contained self-contained maintained sustained retained complained detained

Questions

How do you pronounce strained?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɹeɪ̯nd/.
What does strained mean?: Forced through a strainer.

How to pronounce strained

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