Tom walked into the living room, still buttoning his shirt.
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Buttoning
Synonyms for "buttoning" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
activate by button pressbutton arrangementbutton fastening
Strong matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
button patternbutton placementbutton upbuttoning action
Related words (7)
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12 entriesbutton alignmentbutton spacingbuttoning a cardiganbuttoning a coatbuttoning a shirtcoat buttoningdouble buttoningpressing a power buttonpressing a reset buttonpressing a start buttonshirt buttoningsingle buttoning
Collocations
15 entriesbutton sizebutton upbuttoned shirtbuttonhole stitchbuttoning actionbuttoning designbuttoning patternbuttoning processbuttoning sequencebuttoning speedcoat buttoninggarment fasteningpower buttonshirt buttoningstart button
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
8 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
If you miss the first button hole, you won't succeed at buttoning.
Source: tatoeba (12235899)
He threw himself as he spoke upon a chair, and indolently, but gracefully, received the kind offices of Albert, who undid the coarse buttonings of the leathern gamashes which defended his legs[…]
Source: wiktionary