verb
- retracing one’s steps; going back over a path previously taken
Usage: literary; rare
Examples
- The hiker began untreading his path when he realized he was lost.
- She found herself untreading the same route through the garden.
- The detective was untreading the suspect’s movements from the night before.
- After the argument, he spent hours untreading their conversation in his mind.
- The explorer started untreading his steps to find the missed landmark.