"threading" in the verb sense
1. weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
"the river winds through the hills"
"the path meanders through the vineyards"
"sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
2. thread
pass a thread through
"thread a needle"
3. thread
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
"She had her eyebrows threaded"
4. thread
pass through or into
"thread tape"
"thread film"
5. string, thread, draw
thread on or as if on a string
"string pearls on a string"
"the child drew glass beads on a string"
"thread dried cranberries"
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