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relatching

relatching is the present participle and gerund of relatch.

Meaning of relatch

Verb

relatch (third-person singular simple present relatches, present participle relatching, simple past and past participle relatched)

  1. To latch again
    • They descended the precipitous path, they relatched the rusty gate, and set off at a stamping, ringing walk down the frozen forest road.1911, G. K. Chesterton, “The Sign of the Broken Sword”, in The Innocence of Father Brown

Questions about relatching

What is relatching the present participle and gerund of?
Relatching is the present participle and gerund of relatch.

Words near relatching in the dictionary

  1. relatable
  2. relatably
  3. relatch
  4. relatched
  5. relatches
  6. relatching
  7. relate
  8. relateable
  9. related
  10. related right
  11. related rights

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