knittern

See also: Knittern

German

Etymology

Originally of imitative origin (lautmalend), similar to German knattern (“rattling”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈknɪtɐn]
  • Audio(file)

Verb

knittern (weak, third-person singular present knittert, past tense knitterte, past participle geknittert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to crease
  2. to crumple
  3. to crinkle

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “knittern” in Duden online
  • “knittern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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