knitting

[ nit-ing ]
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noun
  1. the act of a person or thing that knits.

  2. the act of forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.

  1. knitted work.

Idioms about knitting

  1. stick / tend to one's knitting,

    • to mind one's own business: Don't worry about my work—just tend to your knitting.

    • to devote oneself to one's assignments or responsibilities: Years of sticking to his knitting finally paid off.

Origin of knitting

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at knit, -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for knitting

knitting

/ (ˈnɪtɪŋ) /


noun
    • knitted work or the process of producing it

    • (as modifier): a knitting machine

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