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- [not-ing]
- /ˈnɒt ɪŋ/
- /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ/
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- [not-ing]
- /ˈnɒt ɪŋ/
Definitions of knotting word
- noun knotting an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else. 1
- noun knotting a piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself and used or worn as an ornament. 1
- noun knotting a group or cluster of persons or things: a knot of spectators. 1
- noun knotting the hard, cross-grained mass of wood at the place where a branch joins the trunk of a tree. 1
- noun knotting a part of this mass showing in a piece of lumber, wood panel, etc. 1
- noun knotting Anatomy, Zoology. a protuberance or swelling on or in a part or process, as in a muscle. 1
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Origin of knotting
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; knot1 + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Knotting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
knotting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
knotting usage trend in Literature
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