fasten
verb (used with object)
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
was fastening
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past progressiveof fasten.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He felt helpless, as though his body had come undone and she was fastening it.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2018
But he was fastening his seat belt as he spoke, so it was a good thing that I had asked.
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2018
The Federal Government, he shouted, was fastening its hand on the money earned by the miners who sweat "in the bowels of the earth."
From Time Magazine Archive
She was fastening her kimono up under her chin, pulling it tight around her, looking at me.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Spurge was fastening a strap around his head.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
