Knotting

name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The formation of a knot. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The swelling of the bulbus glandis. also, slang, uncountable

    "For example, these men have clearly not yet discovered knotting, a popular trend in romantasy right now that involves werewolves whose penises get so swollen after sex, they have to stay inside their partners until the swelling subsides."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of knot form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet in Knotting and Souldrop parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0063).

Synonyms

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agglomerationagglutinationaggregationarticulationbondcombination

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"Experience the sickening knotting of the stomach."

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