buttoning up

A form of button up — To fasten with a button or buttons.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of button up
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APA

buttoning up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttoning%20up

MLA

“buttoning up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttoning%20up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buttoning up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttoning%20up.

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