What is another word for Treading?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈɛdɪŋ] (IPA)

Treading is a multi-dimensional term with various connotations. When someone treads on something, it refers to stepping over or walking on a surface or material. However, it can also mean cautious walking or stepping carefully around something. Synonyms of treading are aplenty and can be used to convey different meanings. To tread softly, tiptoe, or sneak carries a sense of stealth or secrecy. On the other hand, to stomp, trample, or crush can depict aggressive or forceful actions. Hiking, sauntering, rambling, or striding refer to walking with purpose or leisurely pace. In short, treading can be described in many ways, depending on the context and interpretation.

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Usage examples for Treading

I was Treading a well-worn pathway.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
This immense joy, Treading so closely on despair, proved too much for my strength, and an attack of brain fever followed.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
It could not stir beyond that task without Treading on the right of some one, and therefore it ought not to stir at all.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae

Famous quotes with Treading

  • Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from terra... these form the most romantic sensation an explorer has ever known... this is the only thing I can say about the matter. The utilitarian results do not interest me.
    Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
  • "Treading" does not simply mean Treading with the feet. Tread with the body, tread with the spirit, and, of course, tread and cut with the long sword. You must achieve the spirit of not allowing the enemy to attack a second time.
    Miyamoto Musashi
  • Oh, "impressed" is not the right word! Treading the soil of the moon gives one, I imagine (or rather my projected self imagines), the most remarkable romantic thrill ever experienced in the history of discovery.
    Vladimir Nabokov

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