tethering
- present participle of tether.
Example Sentences
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It may now be tethering on the edge of a bigger drop.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026
Fears that construction could peter out haven’t deterred towns from tethering their fortunes more tightly to the corporate spending sprees and stratospheric Wall Street valuations that are fueling talk of a bubble.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
The researchers discovered that tethering the nucleolus was enough to keep it compact, and small nucleoli delayed aging to about the same extent as calorie restriction.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
He said that at about 11:00 BST "a sudden rain and wind storm ripped us away from our dockside moorings, breaking tethering lines, water hoses, and causing the walkway to fall into the sea".
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2023
I looked out the window and saw Mr. Goodacre tethering his horses.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
