1
: a strong narrow closely woven fabric designed for bearing weight and used especially for straps or upholstery
2
: a piece of leather or section of interwoven leather straps between the thumb and index finger of a baseball glove that forms an extension of the pocket
called also trap
Examples of webbing in a Sentence
I need to replace the webbing on the lawn chair.
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Mealybugs look like cottony white masses, scale insects appear as brown bumps on the leaves, and spider mites leave sticky webbing behind.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Fusible webbing can be used to bond fabric patches onto cushions, decorative pillows, and more.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
Slacklining uses 1- to 3-inch-wide webbing with two anchor points from which a participant balances, the NTSB's report detailed.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Spider mites leave tiny yellow, white, or bronze spots on leaves that look like stippling and fine, silky webbing between the leaves.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Fusible webbing can be used to bond fabric patches onto cushions, decorative pillows, and more.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
Slacklining uses 1- to 3-inch-wide webbing with two anchor points from which a participant balances, the NTSB's report detailed.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Spider mites leave tiny yellow, white, or bronze spots on leaves that look like stippling and fine, silky webbing between the leaves.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for webbing
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“Webbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webbing. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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