latching

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of latch
adj
  1. That latches.
noun
  1. The act of fastening a latch.
  2. A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.
  3. The situation where one speaker's utterance immediately follows another speaker's utterance, without pause or overlap.

Word forms

latching latchings
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