noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈnɪtɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪtɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
I find knitting very relaxing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Material that has been, or is being knitted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
overhead electrification wires, OHLE
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, informal, uncountable
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of knit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
creating knitted wear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: handicraft
6
noun
Meaning 6
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: knit, knitwork
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: needlework, needlecraft
History
Etymology
From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
brei
— activity and process of knitting
Bulgarian:
плетене
(pletene)
— activity and process of knitting
Chinese Mandarin:
針織 /针织
(zhēnzhī)
— activity and process of knitting
Chinese Mandarin:
編織 /编织
(biānzhī)
— activity and process of knitting
Czech:
pletení
— activity and process of knitting
Esperanto:
trikado
— activity and process of knitting
Finnish:
neulonta
— activity and process of knitting
Finnish:
neulominen
— activity and process of knitting
French:
tricotage
— activity and process of knitting
French:
tricot
— activity and process of knitting
Georgian:
ქსოვა
(ksova)
— activity and process of knitting
German:
Stricken
— activity and process of knitting
Greek:
πλέξιμο
(pléximo)
— activity and process of knitting
Hindi:
बुनाई
(bunāī)
— activity and process of knitting
Hungarian:
kötés
— activity and process of knitting
Irish:
cniotáil
— activity and process of knitting
Italian:
lavoro a maglia
— activity and process of knitting
Italian:
lavorazione a maglia
— activity and process of knitting
Japanese:
編むこと
(amu-koto)
— activity and process of knitting
Korean:
뜨개질
(tteugaejil)
— activity and process of knitting
Māori:
whatuwhatu
— activity and process of knitting
Māori:
nitiniti
— activity and process of knitting
Middle English:
knyttynge
— activity and process of knitting
Norwegian:
strikking
— activity and process of knitting
Portuguese:
tricô
— activity and process of knitting
Portuguese:
tricotagem
— activity and process of knitting
Romanian:
tricotare
— activity and process of knitting
Romanian:
croșetat
— activity and process of knitting
Romanian:
împletire
— activity and process of knitting
Romanian:
împletit
— activity and process of knitting
Russian:
вяза́ние
(vjazánije)
— activity and process of knitting
Scottish Gaelic:
cneatas
— activity and process of knitting
Scottish Gaelic:
fighe
— activity and process of knitting
Spanish:
punto
— activity and process of knitting
Swedish:
stickning
— activity and process of knitting
Afrikaans:
breiwerk
— knitted fabric
Bulgarian:
плетиво
(pletivo)
— knitted fabric
Chinese Mandarin:
針織 /针织
(zhēnzhī)
— knitted fabric
