Standard Lemma guide

weaving

name · noun · verb · 7 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈwiːvɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːvɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: W IY1 V IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The process of making woven material on a loom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A piece of such material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An unsteady back and forth motion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The uncontrolled crossing of multiple streams of traffic in the same general direction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of weave

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

  • The motorcycle is weaving in and out of traffic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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7

noun

Meaning 7

creating fabric

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: handicraft

Narrower terms: netting

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тъкане (tǎkane) — process of making woven material
  • Bulgarian: тъкачество (tǎkačestvo) — process of making woven material
  • Catalan: tissatge — process of making woven material
  • Catalan: teixidura — process of making woven material
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梭織 /梭织 (suōzhī) — process of making woven material
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機織 /机织 (jīzhī) — process of making woven material
  • Czech: tkaní — process of making woven material
  • Danish: vævning — process of making woven material
  • Dutch: weven — process of making woven material
  • Esperanto: teksado — process of making woven material
  • Finnish: kutominen — process of making woven material
  • French: tissage — process of making woven material
  • Friulian: tiessidure — process of making woven material
  • Greek: ύφανση (ýfansi) — process of making woven material
  • Greek: υφαντική (yfantikí) — process of making woven material
  • Gujarati: વણાટકામ (vaṇāṭkām) — process of making woven material
  • Hindi: बुनाई (bunāī) — process of making woven material
  • Icelandic: vefnaður — process of making woven material
  • Indonesian: menganyam — process of making woven material
  • Irish: fí — process of making woven material
  • Italian: tessitura — process of making woven material
  • Japanese: 織り (ori) — process of making woven material
  • Malayalam: നെയ്ത്ത് (neyttŭ) — process of making woven material
  • Middle English: wevynge — process of making woven material
  • Navajo: atłʼóóh — process of making woven material
  • Norwegian Bokmål: veving — process of making woven material
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veving — process of making woven material
  • Polish: tkactwo — process of making woven material
  • Portuguese: tecelagem — process of making woven material
  • Spanish: tejido — process of making woven material
  • Swahili: ufumaji — process of making woven material
  • Tamil: நெசவு (necavu) — process of making woven material
  • Turkish: dokuma — process of making woven material
  • Turkish: nesiç — process of making woven material
  • Bulgarian: тъкан (tǎkan) — piece of such material
  • Finnish: kudonnainen — piece of such material
  • German: Webstück — piece of such material
  • Icelandic: vefnaður — piece of such material
  • Ingrian: kuokki — piece of such material
  • Spanish: tejido — piece of such material
  • Spanish: tejimiento — piece of such material
  • Bulgarian: люлеене (ljuleene) — unsteady back and forth motion
  • Bulgarian: клатене (klatene) — unsteady back and forth motion
  • Bulgarian: люшкане (ljuškane) — unsteady back and forth motion
  • Bulgarian: клатушкане (klatuškane) — unsteady back and forth motion
  • Finnish: horjahtelu — unsteady back and forth motion
  • Spanish: zigzagueo — unsteady back and forth motion
  • Spanish: serpenteo — unsteady back and forth motion
  • Spanish: culebreo — unsteady back and forth motion
  • Tamil: தள்ளாட்டம் (taḷḷāṭṭam) — unsteady back and forth motion
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