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Definition of latching : 1. A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail; - called also latch and lasket.
2. of Latch

Synonyms:

fastening, shutting, barricading, jamming, joining, bolting, stopping, closing, securing, locking, sealing, blocking

Usage examples:

• The latching of the door behind him ended the brief instant of revelation. - "A Man's Hearth", Eleanor M. Ingram.
• Then the man who was looking out of the window turned and came back into the room, latching the shutters and putting the curtains into place. - "Dawn of All", Robert Hugh Benson.
• " Either he's stepped out and the door's blowed open," muttered Mr. Shrimplin, " or he's in his back office and some customer went out without latching it." - "The Just and the Unjust", Vaughan Kester.