"kniving" meaning in English

See kniving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Possibly from misunderstanding of the spoken word /k(ə)naɪvɪŋ/ as kniving with a pronounced k, perhaps influenced by its semantic associations with backstabbing and knives. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} kniving (not comparable)
  1. Misconstruction of conniving Tags: alt-of, misconstruction, not-comparable Alternative form of: conniving
    Sense id: en-kniving-en-adj-1a1yDWXA Categories (other): English misconstructions, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 36 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: Possibly from misunderstanding of the spoken word /k(ə)naɪvɪŋ/ as kniving with a pronounced k, perhaps influenced by its semantic associations with backstabbing and knives. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kniving (uncountable)
  1. Misconstruction of conniving Tags: alt-of, misconstruction, uncountable Alternative form of: conniving
    Sense id: en-kniving-en-noun-1a1yDWXA Categories (other): English misconstructions, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 36 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /naɪvɪŋ/
Rhymes: -aɪvɪŋ Etymology: Inflected form of knive. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} kniving
  1. present participle and gerund of knive Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: knive
    Sense id: en-kniving-en-verb-Q2Ontr0V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 36 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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