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
This conversation had occurred while our cab had been threading its way through a long succession of dingy streets and dreary by-ways.
From A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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
There were yet two hours of daylight remaining when the party reached the mouth of the narrow channel they had been threading, and to the left was the coast, piled high with rocks.
From The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan by James Otis
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
