knitting
noun
- mathematics
- act or process of creating by tying or weaving items together, literally or figuratively
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.
- 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.”
- overhead electrification wires, OHLE
“Fair point. Instead of tearing down the knitting and using diesel, tear down the knitting and use turbines.”
“It also helps, if: [...] the knitting is aligned with the track below, or rather vice versa, something else that went after 1996.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of knit