Threading
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Threading is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of thread.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of thread.
More Meanings
- The act or process by which something is threaded (in various senses).
- (engineering) A screw thread.
- 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.
Example Sentences
The majority, 96.2 percent, of the e-mails had only up to four threadings.
Delighted with the results and eager to try my hand at creating my own Corris-effect drafts, I studied the threading and eventually recognized the pattern. The effect results from three parallel threadings where each end is followed by others of two different colors on the third and sixth shafts above the original […]
Word Forms
- threadings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yarn, weave, ribbon, string, meander, wind.
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