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present participle and gerund of latch examples
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That latches. quotations examples
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.
2012 March, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3
plural latchings
The act of fastening a latch. examples
(nautical) A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail. examples
(linguistics) The situation where one speaker's utterance immediately follows another speaker's utterance, without pause or overlap. examples