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misknitting

misknitting is the present participle and gerund of misknit.

Meaning of misknit

Verb

misknit (third-person singular simple present misknits, present participle misknitting, simple past and past participle misknit or misknitted)

  1. To knit incorrectly; to make an error in one's knitting.
    • There are a great many people who seem to think that religion means not doing wrong. As if a knitting machine would be considered good that never knit any stockings, because it never misknit!1898, Henry Ward Beecher, Plymouth Pulpit: Sermons Preached in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, page 20

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Questions about misknitting

What is misknitting the present participle and gerund of?
Misknitting is the present participle and gerund of misknit.

Words near misknitting in the dictionary

  1. Miskitos
  2. misknew
  3. misknit
  4. misknits
  5. misknitted
  6. misknitting
  7. misknot
  8. misknots
  9. misknotted
  10. misknotting
  11. misknow

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