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Rarelatching
The correct spelling is latching.
How to pronounce latching
verb
Say it like: Lac-hin-g
The correct spelling is latching. To close or lock as if with a latch.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To close or lock as if with a latch.
- 2.To catch; lay hold of.
- 3.To smear; to anoint.
noun
- 1.A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.
- 2.The situation where one speaker's utterance immediately follows another speaker's utterance, without pause or overlap.
adjective
- 1.Of something that latches.
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