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rivetting

rivetting is the present participle and gerund of rivet.

rivetting is the alternative form of riveting.

Meaning of rivet

Verb

rivet (third-person singular simple present rivets, present participle riveting or (especially UK) rivetting, simple past and past participle riveted or (especially UK) rivetted)

  1. (transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.
  2. (transitive) To install rivets (see Usage notes).
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To command the attention of.
  4. (figuratively, transitive) To make firm or immovable.
    • Terror riveted him to the spot.

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Meaning of riveting

Noun

riveting (countable and uncountable, plural rivetings)

  1. The act of joining with rivets.
  2. The act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.
  3. A set of rivets; rivets collectively.
    • Principles working upon materials, as lathes, boring, planing, which should guide the choice of the means of supply, mortising, riveting, and screw-cutting machines.1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures

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Forms of rivetting

pluralrivettings

Questions about rivetting

What is rivetting the present participle and gerund of?
Rivetting is the present participle and gerund of rivet.

Words near rivetting in the dictionary

  1. Rivette
  2. rivetted
  3. rivetter
  4. rivetters
  5. Rivettes
  6. rivetting
  7. rivettings
  8. Rivetts
  9. riviation
  10. riviera
  11. Riviera Beach

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rivetting (page history and authors); rivet (page history and authors); riveting (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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