thread
noun
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
are threading
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present progressiveof thread.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Pace and Massenburg are threading through the tight spaces within the shattered remains of the front house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
His actions are threading a fine line and could be interpreted as violating a slew of different court rules and laws—but what exactly are these rules?
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2023
As in other corners of urban Puget Sound, planners are threading the needle to put proposed light-rail stops near “historically underserved communities,” but not displace too many apartments and small retailers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
“We are threading the needle between keeping the public safe and allowing our economy to reopen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2020
Onward, also, go we, till the hum and bustle of struggling enterprise die away behind us and we are threading an avenue of the ancient woods again.
From Sketches from Memory (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") by Nathaniel Hawthorne
