knot
noun
an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
was knotting
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past progressiveof knot.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But deep, deep inside, Inigo’s stomach was knotting.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Amaka had rolled out of bed and was knotting her wrapper over her nightdress.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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
The dehydration was knotting up the muscles in my back too.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
She was knotting something round her, under arms and over breast; something half sling, half rope; towels, perhaps, tied strongly together.
From Fernley House by Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze) Barry
