Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

destring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-string
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove hard fibers or strings from.

Transitive verb

verb

To convert (a variable of string type) to some other, usually numeric data type.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The two men found the three women destringing freshly picked bush beans for the evening meal."
"I served as an extra pair of hands, occasionally peeling potatoes or destringing celery."
"I require some help with destringing my variables."

Etymology

From de- + string.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

destrings (present, singular) destringing (participle, present) destringed (participle, past) destringed (past)

Synonyms

destringify

Antonyms

stringify

Questions

What does destring mean?: To remove hard fibers or strings from.
Where does destring come from?: From de- + string.

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