different between knitting vs dying

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t??/
• Rhymes: -?t??

Etymology

From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit +? -ing.

Verb

knitting

1. present participle of knit

Noun

knitting (countable and uncountable, plural knittings)

1. The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

   I find knitting very relaxing.

2. Material that has been, or is being knitted.

   She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.

3. (rail transport, informal, Britain) overhead electrification wires, OHLE

Derived terms

• knit yoghurt
• stick to one's knitting

Translations

Middle English

Noun

knitting

1. Alternative form of knyttynge

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?da?.??/
• Homophone: dyeing

Etymology 1

die +? -ing

Adjective

dying (not comparable)

1. Approaching death; about to die; moribund.

   The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!

   a dying fire

   The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.

2. Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.

   In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.

3. Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

   His dying words were of his mother.

   until my dying day

   his dying bed

Antonyms

• nascent

Translations

Noun

dying (countable and uncountable, plural dyings)

1. The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.

Translations

Verb

dying

1. present participle of die

Etymology 2

dye +? -ing

Verb

dying

1. (nonstandard) present participle of dye

Anagrams

• dingy