threading

USTHRED-ing/ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/

4 meanings of threading

1
noununcountable
The act of passing something through a small opening or along a set path.
Like pushing a shoelace through the small holes in a shoe.
The threading of the rope through the pulley took some effort.
She found the threading of the needle difficult with shaky hands.
Similarfeeding, routing, insertion, loading
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2
noununcountable
A way of removing hair by rolling a twisted thread over the skin to pull hairs out by the root.
Like using a tiny loop of string to grab and lift out hairs one by one.
She gets her eyebrows shaped with threading every few weeks.
Threading left her brow line clean and neat.
3
verb
Present participle of thread. Use this form for something happening right now.
She is threading the needle for her grandmother.
He is threading beads onto a string.
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4
noununcountable
The spiral ridge that runs around a screw or bolt and lets it grip.
Like the twisting ridge on the lid of a jar that screws on.
The threading on this bolt was worn down and wouldn't hold.
He checked the threading inside the nut before fitting it.
Similarthread
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threading is a form of thread

thread, verb: To put a piece of thread through the small hole in a needle. Full entry

Forms: threadthreads he/she/itthreading -ing formthreaded past tense, past participle
Spelling: thread → threading: add -ing

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