Definitions for treading water
tread·ing water

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1. treading waternoun

   a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms

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1. Treading water

   Treading water or water treading is what a swimmer can do while in a vertical position to keep their head above the surface of the water, while not providing sufficient directional thrust to overcome inertia and propel the swimmer in any specific direction. As it expends less energy than traditional strokes, it is often used by swimmers to rest in between periods of exertion without having to leave the water. In figurative language, the expression "treading water" has become a metaphor for an effort expected to create motion, but which actually results in merely staying in one, possibly barely sustainable, place.

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1. treading water

   Treading water refers to a technique used in swimming to stay afloat in an upright position without making forward progress. It involves continuously moving one's legs and arms in order to stay buoyant and stay in one position without sinking or sinking too quickly. This technique is often used by swimmers to conserve energy while waiting for rescue or taking a break during swimming.

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1. Treading water

   Water treading is an aspect of swimming that involves a swimmer staying in a vertical position in the water while keeping his or her head above the surface of the water. Treading water provides the swimmer an opportunity to keep the head from becoming submerged while not providing sufficient directional thrust to overcome inertia and propel the swimmer in any specific direction.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of treading water in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of treading water in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of treading water in a Sentence

1. Cris Ramon:

   One of the issues we're seeing with the administration's response is that they adopt measures to address one set of migrants coming to the border and then another group of migrants come that present new challenges, you're seeing the administration treading water because it can't resolve one migration issue as another one emerges.

2. Augustin Eden:

   The indices are treading water today ... there seems to be a little bit of trepidation at the moment because of what's been going on in Paris this morning and overnight.

3. This Is Spinal Tap:

   Marty This tasteless cover is a good indication of the lack of musical invention within. The musical growth of this band cannot even be charted. They are treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry.

4. Kim Forrest:

   We are treading water, everyone's waiting for the language to come out from the Fed.

5. Brian Battle:

   We're just treading water, there's been inconsistency out of the White House as to what the (trade) policy actually is. We're all just waiting and tapping our foot to see the actual policy.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=treading water
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treading_Water
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=treading water