working loose
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- wigglingMoving with small twists
- slippingLosing footing unintentionally
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
- unfasteningOpening what was secured
coming undone · jiggling · wobbling · unscrewing · detaching · shifting · sliding · unraveling · giving way · weakening · gradually · bolt · screw · handle · tooth · knot · grip · friction
fastening state
working looseholding firm
Maintaining position resolutely
staying put · fixed · fastened · secured · set
tightening action
working loosetightening up
Making something more secure
seizing up · binding · cinching · locking down · clamping