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treading on eggshells

treading on eggshells is the present participle and gerund of tread on eggshells.

Meaning of tread on eggshells

Verb

tread on eggshells (third-person singular simple present treads on eggshells, present participle treading on eggshells, simple past trod on eggshells or tread on eggshells or treaded on eggshells, past participle trod on eggshells or tread on eggshells or trodden on eggshells or treaded on eggshells)

  1. Synonym of walk on eggshells.

Questions about treading on eggshells

What is treading on eggshells the present participle and gerund of?
Treading on eggshells is the present participle and gerund of tread on eggshells.

Words near treading on eggshells in the dictionary

  1. treading down
  2. treading in someone's footsteps
  3. treading in someone's steps
  4. treading lightly
  5. treading on
  6. treading on eggshells
  7. treading on someone's corns
  8. treading on someone's toes
  9. treading out
  10. treading softly
  11. treading the boards

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