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rethreading

rethreading is the present participle and gerund of rethread.

Meaning of rethread

Verb

rethread (third-person singular simple present rethreads, present participle rethreading, simple past and past participle rethreaded)

  1. (transitive) To thread again (in various senses).
    • He rethreaded the needle and resumed sewing.

Noun

rethreading (plural rethreadings)

  1. The process of threading something again.
    • Bodkins therefore needed to be carried since repairs or rethreadings were necessary on the numerous tying devices.2011, Faye Strumpf, Limoges Porcelain Boxes: A Complete Guide, page 140

Forms of rethreading

pluralrethreadings

Questions about rethreading

What does rethreading mean?
Rethreading means the process of threading something again.
What is rethreading the present participle and gerund of?
Rethreading is the present participle and gerund of rethread.
What part of speech is rethreading?
Rethreading is a noun.
What is the plural of rethreading?
The plural of rethreading is rethreadings.

Words near rethreading in the dictionary

  1. rethought
  2. rethread
  3. rethreaded
  4. rethreader
  5. rethreaders
  6. rethreading
  7. rethreadings
  8. rethreads
  9. rethreaten
  10. rethreatened
  11. rethreatening

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