weaving

WEE-ving/ˈwiːvɪŋ/

Pluralweavings (some meanings)

4 meanings of weaving

1
noununcountable
The craft of making cloth by crossing threads over and under each other on a loom.
Like making a basket by crossing strips over and under, but with thread.
She learned weaving from her grandmother when she was a child.
Weaving takes patience and steady hands at the loom.
2
verb
Present participle of weave. Use this form when the action is happening right now.
She is weaving a blanket for the new baby.
The spider is weaving a web between the branches.
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3
nouncountable
A shaky back-and-forth movement that keeps something from staying still.
Like a toy top wobbling just before it falls over.
The tired driver's weaving worried everyone in the car.
His weaving made it clear he could not walk in a straight line.
Similarswerving, swaying, zigzagging
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4
nouncountable
A single piece of cloth made by crossing threads on a loom.
Like a small handmade rug or wall hanging.
She hung a small weaving on the wall above her desk.
He gave me a handmade weaving as a birthday gift.
Similartextile
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weaving is a form of weave

weave, verb: To make cloth or other things by crossing threads or strips over and under each other. Full entry

Forms: weaveweaves he/she/itweaving -ing formwove past tensewoven past participle
Spelling: weave → weaving: drop the e, add -ing

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