latching

The word “latching” has 2 syllables: latch-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈlæʧɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for latching?

In the thesaurus, “latching” has 50 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for latching along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for latching

adhering
affixing
attaching
battening
belaying
bending
bolting
buttoning
cinching
clamping
clasping
clenching
clinching
clipping
coapting
connecting
doing up
fastening
fixing
glueing
gluing
hanging
harnessing
hasping
joining
lacing
lashing
linking
nailing
pasting
pinning
plastering
reaffixing
reattaching
refastening
refixing
resecuring
riveting
screwing
shackling
stapling
sticking
strapping
tacking
tackling
tieing
toggling
tying
uniting
yoking

Antonyms for latching

breaking up
detaching
disconnecting
disjoining
disjointing
dissevering
dissociating
disuniting
dividing
divorcing
loosening
loosing
parting
separating
severing
splitting
sundering
unbinding
uncoupling
undoing
unfastening
unfixing
unhooking
unlashing
unlinking
untieing
untying
unyoking

Meanings of latching

verb
1. To close or lock as if with a latch.
2. To catch; lay hold of.
3. To smear; to anoint.
noun
1. A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.
2. The situation where one speaker's utterance immediately follows another speaker's utterance, without pause or overlap.
adjective
1. Of something that latches.

Example Sentences

The baby kept latching onto her blanket for comfort.
She struggled with latching the heavy door in the wind.
The kitten was latching onto the toy mouse with all its strength.
He was latching the trailer securely before starting the drive.
The vine was latching onto the fence as it grew taller.

On this page you'll find 78 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to latching, such as: adhering, affixing, attaching, battening, belaying, bending, bolting.

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