ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stringing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Stringing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of string.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of string.

More Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act by which something is strung.
  2. (uncountable) A defect in 3D printing where strings or whiskers of material are left on the finished product.

Example Sentences

When a printer is extruding and has open spaces in a layer, printers pull the filament back so that stringing does not occur.
One of the family's diversions was singing "quodlibets." These "what-you-wills" were simply stringings together of various melodies […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for stringing

Depending on context, synonyms include oozing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include thread, drawstring, chain, train, twine, strand.

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