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treadling (verb), treadlings; treadlined; treadling
Stepping, walking, or pressing down into the ground or onto another surface with the feet: Too many people have been treadling on dropped or spilled food on the carpet in the hallway that led into and out of the snack bar and so it had to be cleaned several times each day.
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