battening
verbHow many syllables in battening?
There are 3 syllables in the word battening.How to pronounce battening:
Definition of battening:
- battening (verb):
- to grow fat
Synonyms for battening:
adhering
affixing
belaying
bending
bolting
buttoning
cinching
clamping
clasping
clenching
clinching
clipping
connecting
doing up
fastening
fixing
glueing
gluing
hanging
harnessing
hasping
joining
lacing
lashing
latching
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Antonyms for battening:
letting go
loosening
loosing
losing
opening
unfastening
unfixing
untying
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Light syllables, having short vowels and no ending consonant, often occur in unstressed positions in polysyllabic words.
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