reknitting
reknitting is the present participle and gerund of reknit.
Meaning of reknit
Verb
reknit (third-person singular simple present reknits, present participle reknitting, simple past and past participle reknit or reknitted)
- To knit again.
- It was at once strange and familiar to see the chickens in the kitchen; and, wishing to re-knit himself to the old habits, he begged of Mrs. Scully not to drive them out, saying he did not mind them.1903, George Moore, “Home Sickness”, in The Untilled Field, London: T. Fisher Unwin, page 158
Noun
reknitting (countable and uncountable, plural reknittings)
- The act of knitting something back together.
Forms of reknitting
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Questions about reknitting
- What does reknitting mean?
- Reknitting means the act of knitting something back together.
- What is reknitting the present participle and gerund of?
- Reknitting is the present participle and gerund of reknit.
- What part of speech is reknitting?
- Reknitting is a noun.
- What is the plural of reknitting?
- The plural of reknitting is reknittings.
Words near reknitting in the dictionary
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