battening Antonyms
Strongest:
- splitting
- dissociating
- divorcing
- separating
- loosening
- separating
- breaking-up
- dividing
- sundering
- severing
- disconnecting
- loosening
- severing
- divorcing
- uncoupling
- uncoupling
- dividing
- parting
- disconnecting
- splitting
- breaking-up
- dissociating
- parting
- sundering
Strong:
- untying
- disjointing
- detaching
- loosing
- undoing
- dissevering
- disuniting
- unlinking
- unyoking
- disjoining
- disuniting
- undoing
- untying
- disjoining
- detaching
- disjointing
- unyoking
- unlinking
- loosing
- dissevering
Weak:
Strongest:
- adhering
- clamping
- screwing
- tacking
- hanging
- clasping
- nailing
- lashing
- sticking
- doing-up
- latching
- harnessing
- fastening
- buttoning
- tackling
- tying
- glueing
- bending
- bolting
- strapping
- affixing
- tieing
- gluing
- stapling
- fixing
- pinning
- belaying
- plastering
- pasting
Strong:
- joining
- riveting
- cinching
- clipping
- clinching
- toggling
- uniting
- shackling
- connecting
- clenching
- lacing
- yoking
- linking
- hasping
Weak:
Meaning of battening
battening (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Batten
battening (n.)
Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.
battening Sentence Examples
- The small coastal town is battening down the hatches in anticipation of the impending hurricane.
- The old sailor instinctively began battening his boat's sails as the storm approached.
- The team readied themselves for the final stretch by battening down their equipment.
- The hiker battened down his tent as the wind picked up speed in the mountains.
- The storekeeper diligently battened down the windows for the night.
- The crew swiftly battened down the hatches of the damaged ship.
- The shipyard workers carefully battened down the tarpaulin covering the sailboat.
- The pioneers battened down their wagon for the treacherous journey across the frontier.
- The farmer battened down his barn to protect the livestock from a sudden rainstorm.
- As the enemy drew near, the castle guards hurriedly battened down the keep.
FAQs About the word battening
of Batten, Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.
adhering, clamping, screwing, tacking, hanging, clasping, nailing, lashing, sticking, doing up
splitting, dissociating, divorcing, separating, loosening, separating, breaking up,dividing, sundering, severing
The small coastal town is battening down the hatches in anticipation of the impending hurricane.
The old sailor instinctively began battening his boat's sails as the storm approached.
The team readied themselves for the final stretch by battening down their equipment.
The hiker battened down his tent as the wind picked up speed in the mountains.
