Threading

//ˈθɹɛdɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process by which something is threaded (in various senses). countable, uncountable

    "The majority, 96.2 percent, of the e-mails had only up to four threadings."

  2. 2
    An ancient Eastern method for removing hair by means of a thread, which is rolled over the hair in order to pluck it out at the follicle level; especially used in the context of eyebrows. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A screw thread. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of thread form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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train of thoughtstringscrew threadacetate rayonalpacaangora

Example

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"The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers — a 5,000-kilometer waterway threading from China through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam."

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cross-threading

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