| BATTENING | • battening v. Present participle of batten. • battening n. (Construction) Synonym of batten (“strip of wood used to hold things together or provide a fixing point”). • BATTENING n. battens forming a structure. |
| FASTENING | • fastening v. Present participle of fasten. • fastening n. A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener. • FASTENING n. something that secures. |
| FATTENING | • fattening adj. That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value. • fattening n. The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock. • fattening n. The act of becoming fatter. |
| HARTENING | • hartening v. Present participle of harten. • HARTEN v. (Spenser) to give courage to, also HEARTEN. |
| HASTENING | • hastening v. Present participle of hasten. • hastening n. The act of speeding up; a growing faster. • HASTEN v. to hurry, also HASTE. |
| KITTENING | • kittening n. The giving birth of kittens. • kittening v. Present participle of kitten. • KITTEN v. to bear young cats. |
| LISTENING | • listening adj. Of something or someone that listens. • listening adj. Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear. • listening adj. Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds. |
| NEATENING | • neatening v. Present participle of neaten. • NEATEN v. to make neat. |
| PATTENING | • pattening v. Present participle of patten. • PATTEN v. (obsolete) to go on pattens. |
| RATTENING | • rattening n. (Obsolete, Northern England) The practice of sabotaging machinery or tools as part of an industrial dispute. • RATTENING n. the act of compelling obedience to a trade union by damaging or depriving of machinery, tools, etc. |
| SOFTENING | • softening v. Present participle of soften. • softening n. The process of making something soft. • softening n. The process of becoming soft. |
| TAUTENING | • tautening v. Present participle of tauten. • tautening n. The act of making something taut. • TAUTEN v. to make taut. |
| WHITENING | • whitening v. Present participle of whiten. • whitening n. A substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter. • whitening n. The process of making something white or whiter. |