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Treading

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who treads.

    "[Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of tread form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English tredynge, tredyng; equivalent to tread + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English tredynge, tredyng; equivalent to tread + -ing.

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