fastening

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /fɑːsənɪŋ/

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Verb

Plain form fasten

Third-person singular fastens

Past tense fastened

Past participle fastened

Present participle fastening

1. The present participle of fasten.

Noun

Singular fastening

Plural fastenings

1. (countable) A fastening holds something in place.

   She felt the fastening on the back of her dress become loose.

Related words

• fasten