fetter
noun
a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
fetters
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present tense formof fetter (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“We seek a new revolution,” he said, “not less important, perhaps, in its consequences than that of 1776—a revolution in letters; a shaking off of the fetters of the mind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
"I just couldn't break away from the fetters."
From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2023
Its stage is where King Kong broke his fetters in the 1933 movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
As he rises and swishes, the designs of an NBA defensive scheme now lay in waste on the hardwood, as useful as broken fetters.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
The fetters would not keep fastened; the doors unbarred themselves.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
