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latchings

latchings is the plural of latching.

Meaning of latching

Noun

latching (plural latchings)

  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.

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Questions about latchings

What is latchings the plural of?
Latchings is the plural of latching.

Words near latchings in the dictionary

  1. Latchford
  2. latching
  3. latching on
  4. latching onto
  5. Latchingdon
  6. latchings
  7. latchkey
  8. latchkey child
  9. latchkey children
  10. latchkey kid
  11. latchkey kids

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