Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stringing

/stɹˈɪŋɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: string-ing
IPA: /stɹˈɪŋɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of string

noun

The act by which something is strung.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A defect in 3D printing where strings or whiskers of material are left on the finished product.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

stringings (plural)

Phrases

spaghetti stringing

Synonyms

oozing

Rhymes With

bringing singing swinging ringing clinging stinging springing slinging flinging wringing pinging winging

Questions

How do you pronounce stringing?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɹˈɪŋɪŋ/.
What does stringing mean?: present participle and gerund of string

How to pronounce stringing

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