"fastening" meaning in English

See fastening in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɑːsənɪŋ/ [UK] Forms: fastening [singular], fastenings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A fastening holds something in place.
    Sense id: simple-fastening-en-noun-TQ1pGEAC

Verb

IPA: /fɑːsənɪŋ/ [UK] Forms: fasten [canonical], fastens [third-person, singular], fastened [past], fastened [past, participle], fastening [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|fasten}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of fasten.
    Sense id: simple-fastening-en-verb-POdx~XeQ
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          "text": "She felt the fastening on the back of her dress become loose."
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