tread
verb (used without object)
to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
was treading
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past progressiveof tread.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Which in many ways Monroe was, treading the line, invisible to the rest of us, between innocence and worldliness, between vulnerability and power.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
And Alcoa’s stock was treading cheaply on a forward price/earnings basis.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
Elsewhere, Ethereum was up by 0.6%, while popular alt-coin XRP was treading water.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Claire Trageser: It seems Essenberg was treading a thin line with her boss, asserting herself, but not being too assertive.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023
I noticed that Dionysus was treading on air, his polished black shoes hovering an inch off the ground.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
