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Meanings of straining in inglés
catalán
deformació español
deformación The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.
Usage of straining in inglés
1
This new reality has caused bitter exchanges on social media, straining friendships.
2
Every house was different, Charlie said, idiosyncratic but without straining to be.
3
Refugees are flooding out of Syria, straining neighbouring countries' ability to cope.
4
Refugees are flooding out of Syria, straining neighboring countries' ability to cope.
5
Yet even in this sector firms saw the franc straining sales prices.
6
Let stand for a few minutes before straining through a fine sieve.
7
D. The old trick; picking one text, straining it; and ignoring six.
8
Ten minutes later, it was a silver igloo straining at its moorings.
9
Davido could hear his voice creaking and cracking, straining to say something.
10
Despair leaned forward, straining to hear, lest he miss a single syllable.
11
The shifting hoard of newspeople went silent, straining to hear Garrett's response.
12
Anduin heard it after a moment of straining- afainttapping and clanking.
13
Aileen bent to examine it, her eyes straining in the increasing dusk.
14
Erect in the middle of the drawing-room, Constance listened, straining her ears.
15
But he saw that she was straining her eyes in the distance.
16
There is no straining after effect in the manuscript reproduced by Craik.
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Straining through the time
Straining across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common