string bean
nounDefinition of string bean
1
: a bean of one of the older varieties of kidney bean that have stringy fibers on the lines of separation of the pods
broadly
: snap bean
2
: a very tall thin person
Illustration of string bean
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Examples of string bean in a Sentence
Her boyfriend's a real string bean.
Recent Examples on the Web
In that first season, Antetokounmpo grew two inches and got stronger, beginning his development from a string bean to one of the league's most relentless forces. — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo earns NBA's MVP," 24 June 2019 Kaling is a newbie to food prepping, but she’s taken on some tricky recipes and ingredients, cooking sweet potatoes and string beans, chopping up mango chunks and poaching salmon. — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, "The Meal Prep Trick That Mindy Kaling Swears By," 9 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'string bean.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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