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latching

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. 1.To close or lock as if with a latch.
  2. 2.To catch; lay hold of.
  3. 3.To smear; to anoint.

noun

  1. 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. 2.The situation where one speaker's utterance immediately follows another speaker's utterance, without pause or overlap.

adjective

  1. 1.Of something that latches.

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