Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strung

/stɹʌŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: strung
IPA: /stɹʌŋ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of string

Derived Forms

overstrung prestrung understrung unstrung

Phrases

highly strung highly-strung high-strung

Frequently Paired Words

stringed

Rhymes With

young among tongue hung lung sung kung swung chung sprung flung stung

Questions

How do you pronounce strung?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɹʌŋ/.
What does strung mean?: simple past and past participle of string

How to pronounce strung

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