was knotting
- past progressive of knot.
Example Sentences
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By lunchtime I was knotting the garlands into neat circles and tossing them onto the heap of garlands as quickly as Tanu and the others.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
Amaka had rolled out of bed and was knotting her wrapper over her nightdress.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
But deep, deep inside, Inigo’s stomach was knotting.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
The dehydration was knotting up the muscles in my back too.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
She was knotting her veil and her eyes were downcast when she answered him.
From The King of Arcadia by Lynde, Francis
