buttoning
- present participle of button.
Example Sentences
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Instead of clocking into a cubicle for a traditional 9-to-5 and buttoning corporate uniforms each morning, some new grads are spinning records from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. or writing Substack newsletters from cafes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
It can get worse over time and make daily activities like buttoning a shirt difficult.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
“Maybe if they need help buttoning their pants, I’ll have them come out of the bathroom and I’ll help them, but that’s it,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
A smart person would respond to Carroll's new court filing by buttoning up.
From Salon ● May 24, 2023
Then I turned and went out the door, buttoning up my coat.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
