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knighting

SayNY-ting/ˈnaɪtɪŋ/

Noun pluralknightings

2 meanings of knighting

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of knight. Use it after is, was, or were, or to name the action.

    The queen is knighting three people at the palace today.

    At the chess club, Sam won the game by knighting his last pawn.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The act of making a person a knight.

    His whole family traveled to London to watch his knighting.

    The knighting of the famous singer was big news on TV.

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knighting is a form of knight

knight, verb: To give someone the special title of knight. Full entry

Forms
knightknights he/she/itknighting -ing formknighted past tense, past participle
Spelling
knight → knighting: add -ing

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