stringing

noun

string·​ing ˈstriŋ-iŋ 

1

: lines of inlay in furniture decoration

2

: the material with which a racket is strung

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Speaking of stringing along, Puth played coy in the press afterward, trying to have it both ways: being a gentleman who wouldn’t gossip, but also…maybe shading Gomez in interviews. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2023

But stringing is my meditation right now. —New York Times, 21 May 2021

Create a simple one by stringing cut squares of metallic paper on a plain wall. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023

After installing the bridge and strap buttons, all that’s left is some stringing and fine tuning. —Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2023

McKinney North played a travel log schedule, losing to Little Rock (Ark.) Central in the opener prior to stringing wins over a Tennessee school and two more from Arkansas. —Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2022

As part of her doctoral work in radio astronomy, Jocelyn Bell Burnell built a radio telescope by hand — pounding posts, stringing wire, attaching metal. —Sarah Scoles, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2019

Tennis facilities include locker rooms, a Pro Shop, a ball machine and personal racket stringing to ensure your game is up to par. —Roger Sands, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022

Eileen Green, founder of Intensive Care Doll Hospital in Chesterland, offers stringing and evaluations for a small fee. —Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stringing

noun

string·​ing ˈstriŋ-iŋ 

: the material with which a racket is strung