Cinching

//ˈsɪnt͡ʃɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fastening.

    "It says something about the girl's ability or luck in shaping and securing the tent that not once did it begin to fold or come loose from its cinchings to the raft."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cinch form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"It says something about the girl's ability or luck in shaping and securing the tent that not once did it begin to fold or come loose from its cinchings to the raft."

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