The meaning of STRAINED is done or produced with excessive effort. How to use strained in a sentence.

STRAINED definition: affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced. See examples of strained used in a sentence.

strained adjective (INJURED) injured by too much use or effort: a strained knee (Definition of strained from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If someone's appearance, voice, or behaviour is strained, they seem worried and nervous. She looked a little pale and strained. Gil sensed something wrong from her father's strained voice. His laughter …

Definition of strained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent.

to use one's efforts or strength as much as possible: [~ + object] She strained her ears and tried to hear what they were saying. [~ + to + verb] He stood by the door, straining to hear what they were saying …