Buttoning

Pronunciation of Buttoning
/bˈʌtənɪŋ/, /bˈʌtənɪŋ/, /b_ˈʌ_t_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ/

Antonyms for Buttoning

unloose, hurt, unclog, start, give up, remove, begin, Unstop, displace, divide, unlace, refuse, endanger, loosen, confuse, unplug, disunite, unchain, unblock, loose, forget, dissuade, disconnect, unlock, not finish, leave, release, unfasten, untie, unclasp, permit, Unclose, unhitch, Unlink, forfeit, Unstick, separate, unsettle, disjoin, discourage, harm, let go, Unfix, halt, destroy, detach, allow, continue, unseal, injure, liberate, open, free, lose.

Synonyms for Buttoning

close (verb)

bang, bar, block, bolt, button, caulk, choke, clap, clench, clog, confine, congest, cork, dam, exclude, fasten, fill, lock, occlude, plug, screen, secure, shut, shut off, shutter, slam, stop up, stopper, stuff, turn off, put to, prevent passage, retard flow.

fasten (verb)

adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, batten, belt, bind, bond, brace, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hold, hook, hook up, implant, infix, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lodge, moor, mortise, nail, rivet, rope, seal, set, settle, solder, stay put, stick, strengthen, string, tack on, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld, screw, make firm, freeze to, hitch on.

lock (verb)

button up, clutch, embrace, encircle, enclose, engage, entwine, grapple, grasp, hug, join, latch, mesh, press, turn the key.

secure (verb)

adjust, batten down, clamp, clinch, hook on, lash, lock up, padlock, pinion, tack, tie down, make fast, button down.

Usage examples for Buttoning

1. She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove. – Wolf Breed by Jackson Gregory

2. " There's no fear of any one taking that watch from him," said the schoolmaster with a laugh, as he saw Halvor carefully buttoning his coat. – Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf

3. Presently Seabeck himself came from the dirt- roofed, rambling cabin which was his home and strode down the path, buttoning his coat as he came. – The Ranch at the Wolverine by B. M. Bower

4. The Scene changes, Discovers Jasper, as from Bed, Buttoning himself. – The Fatal Jealousie (1673) by Henry Nevil Payne Commentator: Willard Thorp