knitting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
I find knitting very relaxing.
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(countable, uncountable) Material that has been, or is being knitted.
At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson [New Zealand], eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.
1955 December, “Notes and News: Women Delay Railway Demolition”, in Railway Magazine, page 878:She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.
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(UK, countable, informal, uncountable) overhead electrification wires, OHLE
Fair point. Instead of tearing down the knitting and using diesel, tear down the knitting and use turbines.
2002 April 26, David Stevenson, “Re: Diesel vs Electric”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 10 Apr 2018, message-ID <B8EF5604.1C7F1%hoagy@cix.co.uk>: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.
2016 December 9, Andrew Clarke, “Re: Great Western Railway warns of slower journeys on new trains”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 10 Apr 2018, message-ID <111f6d4a-e880-4b12-89f3-04250296ea7d@googlegroups.com>:It also helps, if: [...] the knitting is aligned with the track below, or rather vice versa, something else that went after 1996.
2007 October 19, "Capt. Deltic", “Re: GNER knitting down (again)”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 10 Apr 2018, message-ID <1192811754.580518.56340@e34g2000pro.googlegroups.com>:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knittings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
guerrilla knitting · stick to one's own knitting · graffiti knitting · knitting chart · warp knitting · attend to one's own knitting · yoghurt-knitting · tend to one's own knitting · tend to one's knitting · knitting pattern · cable knitting · keep to one's knitting · keep to one's own knitting · circular knitting · 'tend to one's knitting · knit yoghurt · attend to one's knitting · knitting needle · stick to one's knitting · double knitting · knitting machine
Translations (56)
es punto (activity and process of knitting) · da strikketøj (knitted fabric) · mi nitiniti (activity and process of knitting) · fi neulonta (activity and process of knitting) · pt tricô (activity and process of knitting) · cs pletenina (knitted fabric) · fi neuletyö (knitted fabric) · hu kötés (activity and process of knitting) · sv stickning (knitted fabric) · ro împletit (activity and process of knitting) · it lavoro a maglia (activity and process of knitting) · fi neulominen (activity and process of knitting) · bg плетиво (knitted fabric) · gd fighe (activity and process of knitting) · cmn 針織 /针织 (knitted fabric) · el πλεκτό (knitted fabric) · enm knyttynge (activity and process of knitting) · ga cniotáil (activity and process of knitting) · ja 編み物 (knitted fabric) · fi neulos (knitted fabric) · af brei (activity and process of knitting) · ru трикота́ж (knitted fabric) · ko 뜨개질 (activity and process of knitting) · eo trikaĵo (knitted fabric) · de Stricken (activity and process of knitting) · fr tricotage (activity and process of knitting) · af breiwerk (knitted fabric) · ro tricotare (activity and process of knitting) · cs pletení (activity and process of knitting) · hi बुनाई (activity and process of knitting) · ka მოქსოვილი (knitted fabric) · cmn 編織 /编织 (activity and process of knitting) · pt tricô (knitted fabric) · mi whatuwhatu (activity and process of knitting) · fr tricot (knitted fabric) · ka ქსოვა (activity and process of knitting) · ru вяза́ние (knitted fabric) · es labor de punto (knitted fabric) · ja 編むこと (activity and process of knitting) · sv stickning (activity and process of knitting) · no strikkeplagg (knitted fabric) · gd cneatas (activity and process of knitting) · fr tricot (activity and process of knitting) · bg плетене (activity and process of knitting) · it lavorazione a maglia (activity and process of knitting) · el πλέξιμο (activity and process of knitting) · cmn 針織 /针织 (activity and process of knitting) · it maglieria (knitted fabric) · ro împletire (activity and process of knitting) · ru вяза́ние (activity and process of knitting) · fi neule (knitted fabric) · ro croșetat (activity and process of knitting) · eo trikado (activity and process of knitting) · pt tricotagem (activity and process of knitting) · no strikking (activity and process of knitting) · ru трико́ (knitted fabric)