fastening

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fastening1  → present participle of fasten at fasten2  → variant of fastener at fastener

fastening  

fastening
fas‧ten‧er /ˈfɑːsənə $ ˈfæsənər/ (also fas‧ten‧ing /ˈfaːsənɪŋ $ ˈfæ-/) noun [countable]1. something that you use to join something together, such as a button on a piece of clothing:
    shoes with velcro fasteners
2. something that is used to keep a door, window etc firmly shut
   SYN  latch

fas·ten·ingBrE /ˈfɑːsnɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfæsnɪŋ/ 🔊 noun = fastener the place where sth, especially a piece of clothing, fastens; the way sth fastens （尤指衣服的）扣处，扣法◆The trousers have a fly fastening. 这条裤子是前开口的。🔊🔊