tread
verb (used without object)
to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
have been treading
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present perfect progressiveof tread.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The injury-plagued Penguins have been treading water of late.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
Abrams and the German-made Leopard 2 tanks, but Western leaders have been treading carefully.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Claims have been treading water since tumbling to more than a 53-year low of 166,000 in March amid signs of some cooling in the labor market.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2022
There is no greater illustration of this phenomenon than the behavior of their players on the bench, who have been treading a fine line between enthusiastic and obnoxious.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2022
For all Calvin Gray could see, as he made his first acquaintance with Dallas, he might have been treading the streets of Los Angeles, of Indianapolis, of Portland, Maine, or of Portland, Oregon.
From Flowing Gold by Rex Ellingwood Beach
