Antonyms for knitting


Grammar : Verb
Spell : nit-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪt ɪŋ


Definition of knitting

Origin :
  • "knitted work," 1848, from present participle of knit (v.). Knitting-needle is from 1590s.
  • verb intertwine
Example sentences :
  • Suddenly she came to her feet, and tossed her knitting on the bed.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • What wonder that days became as years in knitting them together!
  • Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
  • For that purpose it is better than an arm-chair and a pipe, or a piece of knitting.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Her knitting was before her, but she had laid it down to pick her teeth with a toothpick.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • The fingers of the knitting women were vicious, with the experience that they could tear.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • See her knitting in my hand, and her empty chair ready for her.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • She said, however, that the cognac was flattered, and took up her knitting.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • But Kirsty kept her eyes on her knitting, and did not resume.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • She had her knitting in her hand, and she was likely going to sit an hour with Ann Trewillow.
  • Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • Take a plain four square trencher, and put into the two contrary corners of it a large pin, or piece of knitting needle.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Synonyms for knitting

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