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

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There’s flag-burning, and, more darkly, the stringing up of deposed Guardians. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2025 But good storytelling is never just about stringing words together. Yael Klass, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 The Calls of Bonobos: Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs. Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 1 May 2025 From factory employees in China stringing lights on artificial trees to dock workers unloading containers of toys, this vast labor force ensures Americans can choose from a wide selection of decorations and gifts each December. Zeyi Yang, Wired News, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stringing

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 10 Jun. 2025.

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stringing

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

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