battening [noun]

Definition of battening:

Synonym of batten (���strip of wood used to hold things together or provide a fixing point���)

Synonyms of battening:

● Locking up

● Shut down

● Shutting down

● Assuring

● Lathing

● Boarding

● Roding

● Planking


Opposite/Antonyms of battening:

● Loosening

● Unfastening

● Unfixing

● Letting go

● Opening


Sentence/Example of battening:

The monsters who had hovered about his neck were battening on his vitals now.