stringing

noun

string·​ing ˈstriŋ-iŋ 

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

Story, who is now 0 for his last 13, said the offense needs to do a better job stringing quality at-bats together. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026

Instead, he’s been working part time at the front desk of a local tennis center and stringing rackets on the side, trying somehow to support his family of five on $15 an hour without health insurance. —R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026

Instead, he's been working part-time at the front desk of a local tennis center and stringing rackets on the side, trying somehow to support his family of five on $15 an hour without health insurance. —CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026

And this is not the City team to ‘put the ball in the fridge’, as Guardiola says, by stringing passes together. —Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stringing

• bringing
• clinging
• flinging
• hinging
• ringing
• singing
• slinging
• springing
• stinging
• swinging
• winging
• wringing

Kids Definition

stringing

noun

string·​ing ˈstriŋ-iŋ 

: the material with which a racket is strung