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string along

verb strings along · stringing along · 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.

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verb to keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions

Españolesperanzar engañosamente
Françaismener en bateau
Deutschhinhalten, falsche Hoffnungen machen

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@misc{string_along_2026,
  title = {string along},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/string%20along},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}