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present participle of batten
Synonyms & Antonyms of battening
1
as in buttoning, belaying
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for battening
- adhering,
- bolting,
- cinching,
- clamping,
- clasping,
- clenching,
- clinching,
- clipping,
- gluing
- (also glueing),
- hanging,
- harnessing,
- hasping,
- lacing,
- lashing,
- latching,
- nailing,
- pasting,
- pinning,
- plastering,
- riveting,
- screwing,
- shackling,
- stapling,
- sticking,
- strapping,
- tacking,
- tackling,
- toggling,
- tying
- (or tieing),
- yoking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for battening
2
as in filling, fattening
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for battening
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