knitting
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
knitting
- present participle and gerund of knit
Noun edit
knitting (countable and uncountable, plural knittings)
- The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
- I find knitting very relaxing.
- Material that has been, or is being knitted.
- She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.
- (rail transport, informal, UK) overhead electrification wires, OHLE
- 2007 October 19, "Capt. Deltic", “Re: GNER knitting down (again)”, in uk.railway[2] (Usenet), retrieved 10 April 2018, message-ID <1192811754.580518.56340@e34g2000pro.googlegroups.com>:
- It also helps, if: [...] the knitting is aligned with the track below, or rather vice versa, something else that went after 1996.
- 2016 December 9, Andrew Clarke, “Re: Great Western Railway warns of slower journeys on new trains”, in uk.railway[3] (Usenet), retrieved 10 April 2018, message-ID <111f6d4a-e880-4b12-89f3-04250296ea7d@googlegroups.com>:
- My suggestion would be to electrify the uphill bits only, in each direction, and to use diesel traction when coming down the other side. Massive savings on posts and knitting for a start.
Derived terms edit
- attend to one's knitting
- attend to one's own knitting
- cable knitting
- circular knitting
- double knitting
- keep to one's knitting
- keep to one's own knitting
- knitting chart
- knitting machine
- knitting needle
- knit yoghurt
- stick to one's knitting
- stick to one's own knitting
- tend to one's knitting
- 'tend to one's knitting
- tend to one's own knitting
- warp knitting
- yoghurt-knitting
Translations edit
activity and process of knitting
|
knitted fabric
|
Middle English edit
Noun edit
knitting
- Alternative form of knyttynge