Definitions For Straining
noun
- An intense or violent exertion
- The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- To injure (a body part or muscle) by too much tension, use, or effort
- To try very hard to do or get something
- To be pulled or stretched in a forceful way
adjective
- Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
Is Strainings a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
NO
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14
The word Straining is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Straining in a Sentence
- I strained my back trying to lift the couch.
- Too much computer work strains the eyes.
- He strained a muscle in his leg.