Definition of "latching" in English

verb

1. present participle and gerund of latch

adjective

1. That latches.

noun

1. The act of fastening a latch.

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

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