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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