fastening

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Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
fasten

Third-person singular
fastens

Past tense
fastened

Past participle
fastened

Present participle
fastening

  1. The present participle of fasten.

Noun[change]

Singular
fastening

Plural
fastenings

  1. (countable) A fastening holds something in place.
    She felt the fastening on the back of her dress become loose.

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