latching onto

A form of latch onto — To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of latch onto
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APA

latching onto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latching%20onto

MLA

“latching onto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latching%20onto. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “latching onto,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latching%20onto.

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