English Explanatory Dictionary

knitting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of knit
noun
  1. The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
  2. Material that has been, or is being knitted.
  3. overhead electrification wires, OHLE

Pronunciation

/ˈnɪtɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-knitting.wav

Word forms

knitting knittings

Etymology

From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.

Derived words

attend to one's knitting attend to one's own knitting cable knitting circular knitting double knitting graffiti knitting guerrilla knitting keep to one's knitting keep to one's own knitting knitting chart knitting machine knitting needle knitting pattern knit yoghurt stick to one's knitting stick to one's own knitting 'tend to one's knitting tend to one's knitting tend to one's own knitting warp knitting yoghurt-knitting

Translations

Afrikaans: breiwerk Bulgarian: плетиво Chinese Mandarin: 針織 /针织 Czech: pletenina Danish: strikketøj Esperanto: trikaĵo Finnish: neulos Finnish: neuletyö Finnish: neule French: tricot Georgian: მოქსოვილი Greek: πλεκτό Italian: maglieria Japanese: 編み物 Norwegian: strikkeplagg Portuguese: tricô Russian: трикота́ж Russian: трико́ Russian: вяза́ние Spanish: labor de punto Swedish: stickning
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