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Significados de
highly strung
en inglés
Being in a tense state.
edgy
restive
jittery
jumpy
nervy
uptight
overstrung
high-strung
in suspense
Términos relacionados
tense
Sinónimos
Examples for "
edgy
"
edgy
restive
jittery
jumpy
nervy
Examples for "
edgy
"
1
Famous for healthy and
edgy
creations, everything you order will be good.
2
Still, some question whether MTV programing is too
edgy
for mainstream marketers.
3
But for young hipsters those three words are
edgy
,
edgy
and
edgy
.
4
Feeling
edgy
,
like a caged animal, he paced around the main room.
5
They were distracted and
edgy
,
and both needed a few days off.
1
Britain leads NATO forces in the
restive
Helmand province in southern Afghanistan.
2
In the last year, militants have repeatedly attacked prisons in
restive
areas.
3
The crowd is
restive
in the presence of the impulses of paladins.
4
By the time they turned to history, Young Griff was growing
restive
.
5
This was a particularly sensitive investigation, and the media were becoming
restive
.
1
Scout24's market debut is being scrutinized by investors amid
jittery
equities markets.
2
U.S. stocks extended their losses as the news compounded already
jittery
markets.
3
The repeated standoffs made decision-makers
jittery
and prepared Europeans psychologically for war.
4
Denz began his sixth day with 50 feet of
jittery
free climbing.
5
Even at a greater distance some moose may become
jittery
,
staff said.
1
Hope that target's stationary: Horizontal tracking was
jumpy
in high-level stabilization mode.
2
But he often seemed
jumpy
and lacking in confidence with the Yankees.
3
Like I say, it's all a game, but they're pretty
jumpy
today.
4
Well, when it came to being
jumpy
,
he had company-plentyof it.
5
Just the thought of him made her all
jumpy
and nervous inside.
1
However, some of us can express this view freely; others are
nervy
.
2
The whole situation is just a little bit
nervy
at the minute.
3
The night time is perhaps a little more
nervy
than the day.
4
I get
nervy
when I stand up on something, even a chair.
5
Chewing-Gum follows the brilliant Ecoute Chérie, and entrenches her
nervy
robot-funk style.
1
He said, She's so
uptight
and straitlaced-howcould she possibly understand you?
2
But when companies or networks do get letters, they get very
uptight
.
3
The first referred to him as cold, rigid, remote, finicky, and
uptight
.
4
Charlie Goldschmidt is that kind of president -not
uptight
at all.
5
To feel like myself and that maybe I wouldn't feel so
uptight
.
1
There was electricity in the air which acted on her
overstrung
nerves.
2
It was hysterical-theoutcome of an
overstrung
,
highly excitable, and nervous temperament.
3
My nerves were
overstrung
,
and I lit a cigar to steady them.
4
Possibly his nerves were
overstrung
with what he had been going through.
5
The scraping sound which he made thereby grated on Chauvelin's
overstrung
nerves.
1
In the golden light and pringling air he felt excitable and
high-strung
.
2
Cold, of course, as Germans are, and rather
high
-
strung
,
but incredibly pretty.
3
We've always known that Katie was the most
high
-
strung
of the children.
4
The king of empaths, Alvin was
high
-
strung
and utterly devoted to Elena.
5
There she meets 28-year-old Charlie, an assistant to a
high
-
strung
venture capitalist.
1
MSF wants the reorganisation held
in
suspense
until all problems are resolved.
2
Everybody was
in
suspense
,
in expectation of what the Naua might say.
3
The inexorable one at the desk did not keep him
in
suspense
.
4
The whole forest seemed to be on the alert-astirand
in
suspense
.
5
Anyone
in
suspense
over the outcome probably never has seen a movie.
Uso de
highly strung
en inglés
1
The boy being
highly
strung
,
a little criticism went a long way.
2
Those girls are highly organised, highly sensitive; their nerves are
highly
strung
.
3
Your nerves are too
highly
strung
,
and nerves play us strange tricks.
4
Lister saw he tried to be cool, but thought him
highly
strung
.
5
He was as
highly
strung
as a racehorse at the gate.
6
She may sound
highly
strung
,
but her demeanour is admirably grounded.
7
Her sensitive
highly
strung
nerves permitted these sharp alternations between despondency and hope.
8
Heather was more
highly
strung
,
and responded to the darkening atmosphere around her.
9
Such methodical work would calm nerves not often so
highly
strung
.
10
He inherited in exaggerated degree his mother's
highly
strung
nervous nature.
11
Such a
highly
strung
,
sensitive nature amounts almost to a curse.
12
My dear, Derek is very
highly
strung
,
and he's been ill.
13
He is, as I have said, a
highly
strung
character.
14
Is there source material for this
highly
strung
,
camp creation?
15
She had not expected the question and was
highly
strung
.
16
It's hard to perform well when you are
highly
strung
.
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