knit
verb (used with object)
to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
are knitting
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present progressiveof knit.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some of the residents are knitting and sewing socks and other handicrafts for Ukraine’s soldiers.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2022
You see it in Ailey’s dances, particularly in his joyful petit allegro, the small steps that make it seem that the feet, all on their own, are knitting an invisible sweater.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
There’s a glut of self-care-centric lifestyle pieces, social media friends who are knitting, gardening, baking banana bread, crafting with their kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2020
Around the corner, a group of people are knitting in a circle by the main hospital entrance.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2012
Mrs. Hindenburg and Fräulein are knitting wristlets for the German soldiers.
From Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith
