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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treading

/tɹˈɛdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
tread-ing
IPA
/tɹˈɛdɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tread

noun

The act of one who treads.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English tredynge, tredyng; equivalent to tread + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

treadings (plural)

Derived Forms

mistreading

Phrases

milk treading

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce treading?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈɛdɪŋ/.
What does treading mean?
present participle and gerund of tread
Where does treading come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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