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stringing along

stringing along is the present participle and gerund of string along.

Meaning of string along

Verb

string along (third-person singular simple present strings along, present participle stringing along, simple past and past participle strung along)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
    • She's been telling me for ages that she wants to meet up, but won't give me a date. I'm convinced she's stringing me along.

Questions about stringing along

What is stringing along the present participle and gerund of?
Stringing along is the present participle and gerund of string along.

Words near stringing along in the dictionary

  1. stringily
  2. stringin'
  3. stringiness
  4. stringinesses
  5. stringing
  6. stringing along
  7. stringing on
  8. stringing out
  9. stringing together
  10. stringing up
  11. stringing with

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