Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threading

/ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: thread-ing
IPA: /ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of thread

noun

The act or process by which something is threaded (in various senses).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An ancient Eastern method for removing hair by means of a thread, which is rolled over the hair in order to pluck it out at the follicle level; especially used in the context of eyebrows.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A screw thread.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The majority, 96.2 percent, of the e-mails had only up to four threadings."
"Delighted with the results and eager to try my hand at creating my own Corris-effect drafts, I studied the threading and eventually recognized the pattern. The effect results from three parallel threadings where each end is followed by others of two different colors on the third and sixth shafts above the original […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

threadings (plural)

Derived Forms

dethreading hyperthreading multithreading

Phrases

cross-threading

Frequently Paired Words

epilation

Rhymes With

wedding heading spreading bedding shedding redding embedding shredding dreading beheading treading sledding

Questions

How do you pronounce threading?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/.
What does threading mean?: present participle and gerund of thread

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