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  • verb Present participle of zipper.

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Examples

  • I ducked through the opening to the tent, zippering it tightly behind me.

    The Children of the Lost FRANKLIN W. DIXON 2009

  • I was psyching myself up during the hour long car ride to the launch point; while zippering up my hideous, blue jumpsuit and pulling on a tiny rubber cap and goggles; even while being edged to the side of an open hatch at 13,500 feet.

    Daphne Oz: The Summit Series: Lessons in Being Brave 2009

  • I ducked through the opening to the tent, zippering it tightly behind me.

    The Children of the Lost FRANKLIN W. DIXON 2009

  • The cloth made a soft zippering sound as it ripped.

    How To Make An American Flag 2009

  • Hal caught her eye, and mimed zippering his mouth shut.

    Sepulchre Mosse, Kate 2007

  • If zippering seems like too much of a hassle to your child, use a binder with a Velcro closure so she can at least contain loose papers as she runs from one class to another.

    The Organized Student Donna Goldberg with Jennifer Zwiebel 2005

  • If zippering seems like too much of a hassle to your child, use a binder with a Velcro closure so she can at least contain loose papers as she runs from one class to another.

    The Organized Student Donna Goldberg with Jennifer Zwiebel 2005

  • Fats composed of straight-chain saturated fatty acids fall into an ordered solid structure— the process has been described as “zippering”—more readily than do kinked unsaturated fats.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Fats composed of straight-chain saturated fatty acids fall into an ordered solid structure— the process has been described as “zippering”—more readily than do kinked unsaturated fats.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • I ran my finger across my mouth, zippering it shut.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2004

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