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battening down

battening down is the present participle and gerund of batten down.

Meaning of batten down

Verb

batten down (third-person singular simple present battens down, present participle battening down, simple past and past participle battened down)

  1. To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.
  2. (transitive) To secure.
  3. (intransitive) To prepare for adversity.

Questions about battening down

What is battening down the present participle and gerund of?
Battening down is the present participle and gerund of batten down.

Words near battening down in the dictionary

  1. batteners
  2. batteneth
  3. Battenfield
  4. Battenfields
  5. battening
  6. battening down
  7. battening down the hatches
  8. battenings
  9. battenless
  10. battens
  11. battens down

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