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.
had been threading
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past perfect progressiveof thread.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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When he watched the video later, he saw that he had been threading a pen between his fingers throughout his talk with Messi without noticing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2021
Maude had been threading a splendid ring all the colours of the rainbow, and now exhibited it for the benefit of admiring beholders.
From Elster's Folly by Mrs. Henry Wood
He had been threading his way swiftly, and with the air of one well acquainted with the neighborhood, through a network of narrow streets and courts, filthy and poverty stricken.
From To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
The cab, which had been threading the maze of the Soho streets, stopped.
From Beyond by John Galsworthy
He really looked as if he had been twisted out of shape by the tortuous streets he had been threading.
From The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
