threading

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ

threading

1. present participle and gerund of thread

threading (countable and uncountable, plural threadings)

1. The act or process by which something is threaded (in various senses).
   • 2011, Alexander Gelbukh, Computational Linguistics and Intelligent Text Processing, page 236:

     The majority, 96.2 percent, of the e-mails had only up to four threadings.

   • 2026, Linda Riley, “Shimmering Wings Scarf”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 52:

     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 […]

2. 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.

   Coordinate term: epilation

3. (engineering) A screw thread.