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.
were 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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The folk of Tiverton Manor were knotting on their nightcaps, by this; but there was a light in the Lady Adeliza's window, faint as a sick glowworm.
From The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages by James Branch Cabell
By the time he reached it, his muscles were knotting with cramps.
From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Charles Brey
