stringing
[ string-ing ]
/ ˈstrɪŋ ɪŋ /
noun
a narrow band of inlay, as in a piece of furniture.
Words nearby stringing
stringent, stringer, stringer bead, stringhalt, stringholder, stringing, stringpiece, strings, strings attached, stringy, stringy-bark
Definition for stringing (2 of 2)
Origin of string
before 900; (noun) Middle English string, streng, Old English streng; cognate with Dutch streng, German Strang; akin to Latin stringere to bind; (v.) late Middle English stringen to string a bow, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM string
string·less, adjectivestring·like, adjectivere·string, verb, re·strung, re·string·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for stringing
string
/ (strɪŋ) /
noun
verb strings, stringing or strung (strʌŋ)
Derived forms of string
stringlike, adjectiveWord Origin for string
Old English streng; related to Old High German strang, Old Norse strengr; see strong
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Idioms and Phrases with stringing
string
In addition to the idioms beginning with string
- string along
- string out
- strings attached
- string together
- string up
also see:
- harp on (one string)
- no strings attached
- on a shoestring
- on a string
- pull strings
- purse strings
- tied to apron strings
- two strings to one's bow
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