fasten
verb (used with object)
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
is fastening
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present progressiveof fasten (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Clogging is fastening a billet of wood to the fore leg by a leather strap.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
The conviction is fastening itself upon the public mind that no active steps are intended by the responsible parties, but simply a policy of delay.
From Conditions in Utah Speech of Hon. Thomas Kearns of Utah, in the Senate of the United States by Thomas Kearns
Yoking is fastening two rams two or three feet apart, by bows around their necks, inserted in a light piece of timber, some two or three inches in size.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
A boy is fastening a new bulletin on the window.
From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern
Fathers and mothers such as these often remain serenely unaware while some dangerous malady or injurious habit is fastening itself upon a favorite child.
From The Fight for Conservation by Gifford Pinchot
