Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latching onto

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
latch-ing on-to
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of latch onto

Questions

What does latching onto mean?
present participle and gerund of latch onto

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