noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

amblingfootingfootworkhikinghoofinglegwork

Example

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.

Related phrases

milk treading

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