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picking up the threads of

picking up the threads of is the present participle and gerund of pick up the threads of.

Meaning of pick up the threads of

Verb

pick up the threads of (third-person singular simple present picks up the threads of, present participle picking up the threads of, simple past and past participle picked up the threads of)

  1. (transitive) To resume something that was paused or halted.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To restart after a disaster or trauma.

Questions about picking up the threads of

What is picking up the threads of the present participle and gerund of?
Picking up the threads of is the present participle and gerund of pick up the threads of.

Words near picking up the threads of in the dictionary

  1. picking up the phone
  2. picking up the pieces
  3. picking up the slack
  4. picking up the tab
  5. picking up the threads
  6. picking up the threads of
  7. picking up what someone is laying down
  8. picking up what someone is putting down
  9. pickings
  10. pickininnie
  11. pickininnies

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