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knitting
noun [U] /ˈnɪt.ɪŋ/
/ˈnit̬-/ Definition
› the activity of knitting something, or a thing that is being knitted: I'm hopeless at knitting. She takes her knitting with her everywhere.Knitting and sewing
(Definition of knitting noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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