latching

Verb

  • Present participle of latch

Adjective

  • Of something that latches.

Noun

  • A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.
  • The situation where one speaker's utterance immediately follows another speaker's utterance, without pause or overlap.

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