verb
- to retrace one’s steps; to go back over a path previously taken
Usage: literary; archaic
Examples
- The hiker untreads his path when he realizes he’s going the wrong way.
- She untreads her steps to find the lost key.
- The explorer untreads the dangerous route to safety.
- He untreads his journey through the dark forest.
- The traveler untreads the mountain trail before nightfall.