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.
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/ˈwiːvɪŋ/
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rhymes with -iːvɪŋ
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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
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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
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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