weaving Definition

weave¹
verb wove, woven, weaving

tr & intr
1. To make (cloth or tapestry) in a loom, passing threads under and over the threads of a fixed warp; to interlace (threads) in this way.

Thesaurus: criss-cross, interlace, intertwine, wreathe, mesh, spin, knot, braid, plait, twist.
2. To depict something by weaving.
3. To construct anything eg a basket or fence, by passing flexible strips in and out between fixed canes, etc; to make something by interlacing or intertwining.
4a. To devise (a story or plot, etc);

Thesaurus: contrive, fabricate, form, construct, compose, piece together, manufacture, create.
4b. To work (details or facts, etc) into a story, etc.
5. Said of a spider: to weave or spin (a web).

noun

1. The pattern, compactness or texture of the weaving in a fabric.

Derivative: weaver

Someone who weaves.

A weaverbird.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wefian.

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weave²
verb

intr
weaved, weaving
1. To move to and fro, or wind in and out.

Idiom: get weaving

colloq
To get busy; to hurry.

Etymology: 16c.