stringing

[ string-ing ]

noun

1. a narrow band of inlay, as in a piece of furniture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stringing¹

First recorded in 1610–20; string + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

I take pride in being able to do that and letting them go because otherwise keeping them stringing along would be more hurtful to them.

From Salon

Max Muncy has found his bearings in the field over the last month, stringing together 23 straight errorless games entering a weekend series at San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times

During the March hearing, lawyers accused the federal government of stringing the tribes along with insinuations that more work would be done to survey the valley.

From Seattle Times

Esposito puts in maximum effort, muscling out a performance that exhibits his full range of dramatic capability despite prosaic scripts stringing together phrases you’ve heard in other shows and movies, and not necessarily superior ones.

From Salon

On the first Friday last October, kibbutz residents stayed up late, stringing lights around the pool and arranging chairs on the grass.

From Seattle Times