knitting
/ˈnɪtɪŋ/
knitting is the present participle and gerund of knit.
Noun
knitting (countable and uncountable, plural knittings)
- The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
- I find knitting very relaxing.
- Material that has been, or is being knitted.
- She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.
- At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson [New Zealand], eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.1955 December, “Notes and News: Women Delay Railway Demolition”, in Railway Magazine, page 878
- overhead electrification wires, OHLE
- Fair point. Instead of tearing down the knitting and using diesel, tear down the knitting and use turbines.2002 April 26, David Stevenson, “Re: Diesel vs Electric”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 10 Apr 2018, message-ID <B8EF5604.1C7F1%hoagy@cix.co.uk>
- It also helps, if: [...] the knitting is aligned with the track below, or rather vice versa, something else that went after 1996.2007 October 19, "Capt. Deltic", “Re: GNER knitting down (again)”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 10 Apr 2018, message-ID <1192811754.580518.56340@e34g2000pro.googlegroups.com>
Meaning of knit
Verb
knit (third-person singular simple present knits, present participle knitting, simple past knit or (dialectal) knat, past participle knit or knitted or (dialectal) knitten)
- To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
- to knit a stocking
- To create a stitch by pulling the working yarn through an existing stitch from back to front.
- Stitches that are knitted look like little V’s when seen from the front.
- To join closely and firmly together.
- The fight for survival knitted the men closely together.
- To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
- To grow together.
- All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.
- To combine from various elements.
- The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay.
Forms of knitting
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Origin of knitting
From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.
Words formed from knitting
- 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
Phrases with knitting
- knitting up
- knitting fog
- hand knitting
- knitting charts
- yogurt knitting
- knitting needles
- knitting yoghurt
- yoghurt knitting
- knitting machines
- knitting together
- knitting one's brow
- knitting one's brows
19 more phrasesFewer phrases
- kept to one's knitting
- keeps to one's knitting
- knitting one's eyebrows
- stuck to one's knitting
- tends to one's knitting
- 'tends to one's knitting
- sticks to one's knitting
- tended to one's knitting
- 'tended to one's knitting
- attends to one's knitting
- keeping to one's knitting
- tending to one's knitting
- 'tending to one's knitting
- attended to one's knitting
- sticking to one's knitting
- attending to one's knitting
- attends to one's own knitting
- attended to one's own knitting
- attending to one's own knitting
Words that rhyme with knitting
Questions about knitting
- What does knitting mean?
- Knitting means the action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
- What is knitting the present participle and gerund of?
- Knitting is the present participle and gerund of knit.
- What part of speech is knitting?
- Knitting is a noun.
- How do you pronounce knitting?
- Knitting is pronounced /ˈnɪtɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of knitting?
- The plural of knitting is knittings.
Words near knitting in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: knitting (page history and authors); knit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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