string
noun
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
is stringing
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present progressiveof string (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Instead, generative AI is stringing words together in a probabilistic way that closely resembles human writing.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
“He is stringing us along,” he said of the Russian leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2025
“Stringing power lines is stringing power lines,” Keefe said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2021
"The recipe to winning Super Bowls is stringing successful drafts together again and again," Pace said.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jan. 9, 2015
Besides, either her father has been told by Clancy to watch that crook or else Betty Tabor is stringing him along to learn something.
From Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant by Hugh S. Fullerton
