knotting

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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            As tight as I could knot the noose.   --Tennyson.
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   2. To unite closely; to knit together. --Bacon.
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   3. To entangle or perplex; to puzzle. [Obs. or R.]
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