latching

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Verb

1. present participle of latch#English|latch

Adjective

1. Of something that latch#Verb|latches.

Noun

latching (plural latchings)

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

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