Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latching

/lˈætʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: latch-ing
IPA: /lˈætʃɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of latch

adj

noun

The act of fastening a latch.

noun

A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.

noun

The situation where one speaker's utterance immediately follows another speaker's utterance, without pause or overlap.

Example Sentences

"A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place."

Inflected Forms

latchings (plural)

Rhymes With

catching matching scratching attaching hatching snatching patching dispatching

Questions

How do you pronounce latching?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈætʃɪŋ/.
What does latching mean?: present participle and gerund of latch

How to pronounce latching

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