Treading
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 present participle and gerund of tread form-of, gerund, participle, present
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"And so the method that works is treading down the snow to harden it, making blocks and piling them up."
Etymology
From Middle English tredynge, tredyng; equivalent to tread + -ing.