knotting

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Knot \Knot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knotting.]

1.To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. "Knotted curls." --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

As tight as I could knot the noose.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

2.To unite closely; to knit together. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

3.To entangle or perplex; to puzzle. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster]