treading

SayTRED-ing/ˈtɹɛdɪŋ/

Noun pluraltreadings

2 meanings of treading

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of tread. Use it after is or was, or to name the action.
We were treading carefully on the icy path.
The kids loved treading grapes at the farm festival.
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of walking on something or pressing it down with your feet.
The treading of the grapes is the most fun part of the harvest.
Years of treading had worn a bare path across the lawn.
Similartrampling, stamping
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treading is a form of tread

tread, verb: To step or walk on or across something. Full entry

Forms: treadtreads he/she/ittreading -ing formtrod past tensetrodden past participle
Spelling: tread → treading: add -ing

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Origin

From tread + -ing.