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.
were knitting
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past progressiveof knit.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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"Turtle growth rates and sizes vary," says Cómbita-Romero, so the team looked at features like the thickness of its carapace and the spots where its ribs were knitting together into solid bone.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
And I started to follow people on TikTok who were knitting the cardigan.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
The program on Sunday is the culmination of her yearlong artistic residency at the armory, which began just as people around the country were knitting “pussy hats” and preparing to protest the presidential inauguration.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2017
“I liked sending that color to a group of women who were knitting hats for a women’s march that was pretty white,” she says.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2017
Every door was open; the children ran in and out of any house, playing together as if they were of one family; the women were knitting in companies under the eaves.
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Hesba Stretton
