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• present participle of knot.

knotting

American  

[not-ing] / ˈnɒt ɪŋ /

noun

1. a decorative pattern produced by interlacing and tying knots in various yarns, as in macramé and tatting.

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knotting British  

/ ˈnɒtɪŋ /

noun

1. a sealer applied over knots in new wood before priming to prevent resin from exuding

2. (esp formerly) a kind of decorative knotted fancywork

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Etymology

Origin of knotting

First recorded in 1605–15; knot ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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knotting

We host volunteers for dinner and knotting comforters for refugees many Monday evenings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

After the Hornets erased a three-point half-time deficit, knotting the score at 57-57, the Thunder unleashed a 16-1 scoring run to seize a 15-point lead.

From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025

Dominic Fletcher hit a ground ball to short that his brother, David, couldn’t field despite a diving try, scoring Emmanuel Rivera and knotting the score at 1.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2023

And the woman seen knotting while the credits roll taught everyone how to work the looms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

I went over and over my life to this point, complicating the threads with my fingers, knotting everything.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez