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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“Grandmothers are knitting socks and children are writing letters in school” for the troops, she said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
Some of the residents are knitting and sewing socks and other handicrafts for Ukraine’s soldiers.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 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
“We are knitting a blanket for our president’s child. Everyone is knitting a little square, and then we will join them together... I got a bit carried away, so... a rectangle.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2018
Two of the men are knitting, one is making squares for the Belgian baby blankets, and the other a muffler for the Navy League.
From Five Lectures on Blindness by Foley, Kate M.
