beading

noun

bead·​ing ˈbē-diŋ 

1

: a beaded molding

2

: material or a part or a piece consisting of a bead

3

: an openwork trimming

4

: beadwork

Examples of beading in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The event offers hands-on activities like beading, weaving, and hoop dancing led by Indigenous artists. —Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025

The actress’s black Balmain dress opened with an off-shoulder bodice formed from angular, overlapping panels, each densely worked in black beading that created a rigid frame across the neckline and upper torso. —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Dec. 2025

For some costumes, including Glinda’s iconic bubble dress, the costume team went as far as dedicating up to 137 pattern pieces and 225 hours into hand-beading a singular bodice. —Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025

Be extra careful if the stocking is embellished with beading or sequins. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beading

• bleeding
• breeding
• ceding
• feeding
• heeding
• kneading
• leading
• needing
• pleading
• reding
• seeding
• speeding

Kids Definition

beading

noun

bead·​ing

ˈbēd-iŋ

: beadwork

Medical Definition

beading

noun

bead·​ing ˈbēd-iŋ 

: the beadlike nodules occurring in rickets at the junction of the ribs with their cartilages

called also rachitic rosary, rosary