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unlatching

unlatching is the present participle and gerund of unlatch.

Meaning of unlatch

Verb

unlatch (third-person singular simple present unlatches, present participle unlatching, simple past and past participle unlatched)

  1. Remove from a latch

Noun

unlatching (plural unlatchings)

  1. The act of unfastening a latch.

Forms of unlatching

pluralunlatchings

Questions about unlatching

What does unlatching mean?
Unlatching means the act of unfastening a latch.
What is unlatching the present participle and gerund of?
Unlatching is the present participle and gerund of unlatch.
What part of speech is unlatching?
Unlatching is a noun.
What is the plural of unlatching?
The plural of unlatching is unlatchings.

Words near unlatching in the dictionary

  1. unlatch
  2. unlatched
  3. unlatcher
  4. unlatchers
  5. unlatches
  6. unlatching
  7. unlatchings
  8. unlateralized
  9. unlathed
  10. unlathered
  11. unlatinate

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