reskeining
reskeining is the present participle and gerund of reskein.
Meaning of reskein
Verb
reskein (third-person singular simple present reskeins, present participle reskeining, simple past and past participle reskeined)
- To weave or wind back into a skein.
- If you are dyeing already-spun yarn, you may wish to reskein it—if you used an extra-long skein, simply loop it over two chair backs to hold it in place and reskein with a niddy-noddy—or wind right into a ball to prepare for your next project.2026, Katherine Augustine, “Dyeing in the Baking Aisle”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 36
Questions about reskeining
- What is reskeining the present participle and gerund of?
- Reskeining is the present participle and gerund of reskein.
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