stringing

noun

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

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Prints showed no stringing or bubbling even after several days of continuous use. PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Belarus state news agency Belta posted footage of Polish personnel stringing concertina wire and putting up barriers overnight. Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 Then came electronic stringing machines. Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 As the scatterplot below shows, few players were as involved in both getting the ball into the attacking third and in stringing moves together in that part of the pitch as the 22-year-old midfielder across La Liga, the Premier League, Germany’s Bundesliga and Serie A. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stringing

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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 15 Dec. 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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