Definition of "zippering" []

• Present participle of zipper. (verb)

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• "The cloth made a soft zippering sound as it ripped."
• "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."
• "I ducked through the opening to the tent, zippering it tightly behind me."