stringing

noun

string·​ing ˈstriŋ-iŋ How to pronounce stringing (audio)
1
: lines of inlay in furniture decoration
2
: the material with which a racket is strung

Examples of stringing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After her first bead stringing studies, undertaken in late 1980s Singapore, Tupper started making jewels out of semiprecious beads, drilled minerals and pearls. Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Other groups will have letter writing and bracelet stringing tables. USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024 Thorough defensive shifts rendered stringing hits together more difficult. Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023 So there’s something to be said for preserving artifacts and stringing recollection into narrative. Hazlitt, 11 Oct. 2023 From lighting a candle in every window to a stringing the banisters with balsam, holiday cheer can warm up even the furthest corners of your home—and at the center of it all is a towering tree that's the star of the show. Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 30 Aug. 2023 Besides, the clinic has its own party, with a Spanish guitarist stringing songs and serenading diners. Mary Holland, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2023 Several miles away, clam fishermen have tested similar measures to prevent sea bream from eating their potential harvest, too, stringing mesh across poles in a small patch of shallow water. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023 Considering the Padres stringing, and stringing some more. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stringing was in 1812

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“Stringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stringing. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

stringing

noun
string·​ing ˈstriŋ-iŋ How to pronounce stringing (audio)
: the material with which a racket is strung
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