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latching on

latching on is the present participle and gerund of latch on.

Meaning of latch on

Verb

latch on (third-person singular simple present latches on, present participle latching on, simple past and past participle latched on)

  1. To grasp firmly; to become attached to.
    • "She'll latch on quick when she remembers. It'll impress the customers. And open up the American market."2006, Ariana Franklin, City of Shadows, page 68
  2. To begin to understand something.

Questions about latching on

What is latching on the present participle and gerund of?
Latching on is the present participle and gerund of latch on.

Words near latching on in the dictionary

  1. latchet
  2. latcheth
  3. latchets
  4. Latchford
  5. latching
  6. latching on
  7. latching onto
  8. Latchingdon
  9. latchings
  10. latchkey
  11. latchkey child

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