string on
string on verb: to continue to convince (someone) of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at (someone).
Verb
string on (third-person singular simple present strings on, present participle stringing on, simple past and past participle strung on)
- To continue to convince (someone) of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at (someone).
- Synonyms:
- string along
Synonyms of string on
Forms of string on
| third-person singular present | strings on |
|---|---|
| present participle | stringing on |
| past participle | strung on |
| past | strung on |
Words that rhyme with string on
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- foregone
- mon
- qanon
- scone
- swan
- thereupon
- tick on
- wan
- a ton
- chignon
- con
- electron
- got it going on
- jupon
- ron
- soupçon
- thereon
- Toulon
- whereupon
- Yonne
- -hon
- -plon
- agone
- begone
- bent on
- build on
- build upon
- c'mon
- catch oneself on
- chron
- cock on
- Comecon
- conn
- cop oneself on
- Gabon
- garçon
- hither and yon
- hon
- macron
- microraion
- mont
- Perpignan
- phon
- pon
- raion
- shone
- sine qua non
- sine quibus non
Questions about string on
- What does string on mean?
- String on means to continue to convince (someone) of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at (someone).
- What part of speech is string on?
- String on is a verb.
- What is the past tense of string on?
- The past tense of string on is strung on.
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