American English pronunciation

How to pronounce knit

IPA transcription: ['nɪt]

Hear “knit” pronounced

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Noun

  • a fabric made by knitting

  • a basic knitting stitch

  • needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

Verb

  • to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

    “She puckered her lips”

  • make (textiles) by knitting

    “knit a scarf”

  • tie or link together

Usage examples

  • Elsa knitted furiously.
  • Body scales are relatively large, with wide, close-knit armoured plates on the back.
  • Finger knitting may also be safely practised on airplanes prohibiting knitting needles.
  • This isn't knitting, its weaving.
  • This isn't knitting, its weaving.
  • Elsa knitted furiously.
  • The Raven are a very close knit group of friends.
  • Knitting machines work an entire row of loops in a single movement.
  • The children learned how knit.
  • Elsa knitted furiously.