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.
is knitting
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present progressiveof knit (3rd person singular).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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Part of the tradition is knitting the owner's initials into the cuff, to personalise the gloves.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024
“The biggest fix is knitting all of the pieces of landscape, from upland forest to the coastal reefs, back together and making safer places for the water to go,” says Orff.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 20, 2023
Two girlfriends in their 30s discuss feminist engagement — one is knitting a pink hat for the other — when an old Singer sewing machine connects them to the reality of women past.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2017
Like Monty Python's infamous dead parrot, the great auk that author Margaret Atwood is knitting probably shuffled off his mortal coil, ran down the curtain and joined the choir invisible 150 years ago.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2011
"It means the bone is knitting, the flesh healing itself. Be thankful."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
