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PRONUNCIATION OF BATTENING

battening  [ˈbætənɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BATTENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Battening is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BATTENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of battening in the English dictionary

The definition of battening in the dictionary is battens, collectively.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BATTENING


air-conditioning
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənɪŋ
conditioning
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
disheartening
dɪsˈhɑːtənɪŋ
gardening
ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ
governing
ˈɡʌvənɪŋ
happening
ˈhæpənɪŋ
heartening
ˈhɑːtənɪŋ
life-threatening
ˈlaɪfθretənɪŋ
lightening
ˈlaɪtənɪŋ
nonfattening
ˌnɒnˈfætənɪŋ
nonthreatening
ˌnɒnˈθrɛtənɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
patterning
ˈpætənɪŋ
positioning
pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ
shortening
ˈʃɔːtənɪŋ
sweetening
ˈswiːtənɪŋ
threatening
ˈθrɛtənɪŋ
tightening
ˈtaɪtənɪŋ
unenlightening
ˌʌnɪnˈlaɪtənɪŋ
unthreatening
ʌnˈθretənɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BATTENING

battel
batteler
battels
battement
batten
batten down the hatches
batten plate
Batten´s disease
Battenburg
battener
batter
battered
batterer
batterie
batterie de cuisine
batteries
battering
battering ram
Battersea
battery

WORDS THAT END LIKE BATTENING

awakening
beginning
christening
easy listening
enlightening
evening
fastening
frightening
good evening
grand opening
hardening
intervening
listening
screening
sharpening
strengthening
thickening
weakening
whitening
widening
worsening

Synonyms and antonyms of battening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BATTENING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «battening» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of battening
affix · anchor · attach · bar · bind · bolt · chain · clamp down · connect · crosspiece · fasten · fix · lock · nail down · paling · palisade · pole · rail · rod · seal · secure · shaft · stake · stick · tighten · unite

Translation of «battening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BATTENING

Find out the translation of battening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of battening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «battening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挂瓦条
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

battening
570 millions of speakers

English

battening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कसने की क्रिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التزايد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обрешетке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

battening
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

battening
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lattage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Battening
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lattung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

battening
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

battening
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Battening
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

battening
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉवरिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçinmesi,
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

listellatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обрешітці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

battening
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταϊδρωμένοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

berei hom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

läkten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sløyfene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of battening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTENING»

The term «battening» is normally little used and occupies the 119.689 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTENING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «battening» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «battening» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about battening

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATTENING»

Discover the use of battening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to battening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stormproof your boat: the complete guide to battening down ...
Protect your boat from the fury of Mother Nature Stormproof Your Boat shows how to defend your boat from hurricanes and other storms.
William M. Burr, 2006
2
Design of Steel Structures
TRY $ IF TRY $ = "Y" THEN GO TO 50 END 5.8 LACING AND BATTENING FOR BUILT-UP COMPRESSION MEMBER Figure 5.1 [(h) through (k)] shows some of the built-up compression members using lacing and battens. The different ...
L. S. Negi, 1997
3
Design of Steel Structures
The lateral systems commonly used are lacing (also known as latticing) or battening. The spacing of lacing or battening along the length of the column should be such that the individual components (sections) of the column do not buckle.
Ram K S Sai, 2010
4
Wine Roadshow XIV: Battening Down the Batches! : a Seminar ...
Papers presented at the Wine Roadshow XIV: Battening down the batches! A seminar hosted by Finlaysons Australian Wine Lawyers in Adelaide, 2006.
5
The Illustrated Glossary of Practical Architecture and Civil ...
BATTENING— BEAD. 39 2 inches by three-quarters of an inch, laid a short distance apart, and the laths are nailed on them, to which the plastering is fixed. — See Battening. BATTENING, called Stoothing in the north of England ; the narrow ...
Samuel Charles Brees, 1852
6
Builder's Estimating Book i
Materials per square, including 10 per cent. waste Battening for slating, centre nailed. Battens Length of slate 18 in 20 in 22 in 24 in Tile lathing. Gauge of tile 4 in. 3J in 3 in Counter battening 12 in. centres Labour, per square. Length of slate  ...
E.D. Clayton
7
Managing Public Services -Implementing Changes: A Thoughtful ...
Schroder observed that other managers scaled down their departments – battening down the hatches in the face of economic storms. They curried favour by 'downsizing', 'flattening', 'right sizing', 'delayering' or other flavour-of-the-month ideas ...
Tony L. Doherty, Terry Horne, Simon Wootton, 2014
8
Estimating for Building & Civil Engineering Work
Table 17.17 Slating to BS 680 Notes: For sundry work to slating, see Table 17.21 Allow for waste on slates 2'/2 per cent, and on battening and nails 5 per cent. 1. The slates are taken as being centre nailed with 45 mm nails. 2. The hours ...
John Williams, Spence gedes, 2013
9
Building Your Own Home: The Ultimate Guide to Managing a ...
BATTENING. With the underfelt on, we now need to prepare for battening. The space between battens is crucial ... on the lath at the appropriate Figure 20 The roof coverings laths to help position, the 154 Part Two • Let's Get Started Battening.
Tony Booth, Mike Dyson, 2003
10
Herbs: Partners in Life: Healing, Gardening, and Cooking ...
VIII. Autumn: Battening. Down. When the air is cool and crystal clear, and black and white cows, grazing a hill-pasture across the valley, are brought into sharp focus by a brilliant sun, the message our senses pick up is autumn. A day to walk  ...
Adele G. Dawson, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATTENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term battening is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NBA Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz Surrounding Joe Johnson, Jeremy …
With a free-agency frenzy on the horizon for the next two seasons, teams are battening down the hatches and looking to win now, which has ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
2
Premier spa resort reaches for the stars
Exterior battening and roofing shingles are then fitted, followed by taping of the airtight interior membranes and installation of the timber linings ... «Premier Construction Magazine, Jul 15»
3
World less scary when you look behind the news
Business and consumer confidence plunged and households and businesses began battening down the hatches, moving money between ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
Aust dollar half a cent lower in late trade
"If you look at the polls there's not real view emerging that markets are happy to run with, so they're battening down the hatches in anticipation ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
Celebrate America: Show Goes On Even With Early Evening Showers
As the excitement builds-so do the storm clouds-some of the food vendors were battening down the hatches, creatively. Sam Hatoum, Food ... «WSET, Jul 15»
6
Aust bonds firmer ahead of Greek vote
"If you look at the polls there's not real view emerging that markets are happy to run with, so they're battening down the hatches in anticipation ... «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
7
June 3301 In Elite: Dangerous
Back to battening down hatches, with that control comes discussions of how best to fortify our borders. The Alliance is like the EU on steroids, ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»
8
Stocks to watch
"If you look at the polls there's not real view emerging that markets are happy to run with, so they're battening down the hatches in anticipation ... «Trading Room, Jul 15»
9
LA Galaxy pleased with gritty performance in 1-0 win over San Jose …
I think that all of our guys did a great job in battening down the hatches and making sure that we kept the zero,” Rowe said. “All these guys are ... «LA Galaxy, Jul 15»
10
Absolutely positively Wellington looks for real
"It's been a long time coming and follows seven hard years of little business growth and a battening down of the public sector by a government ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Battening [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/battening>. May 2024 ».
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