wiredraw
/ˈwaɪər drɔː/
verb
- To draw out or stretch metal into a wire by pulling it through a series of holes.
- Modern technology allows us to wiredraw steel to very precise thicknesses.
- Artisans once wiredraw gold by hand to create delicate jewelry threads.
- The factory uses a machine to wiredraw copper into thin strands for electrical cables.
- To make something overly long, drawn-out, or complicated, especially in writing or speech.
- His speech was wiredrawn with unnecessary details and tangents.
- Please don't wiredraw the story; just tell us what happened.
- The author tends to wiredraw his descriptions until the reader loses interest.
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