Catching
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkæt͡ʃɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Catching is an adjective meaning (informal) Infectious, contagious.
Meaning
(informal) Infectious, contagious.
More Meanings
- Captivating; alluring; catchy.
- The action of the verb catch.
- present participle and gerund of catch
Example Sentences
Bomb guy looked her up and down, not because he was an attractive man and she was possibly a catching woman.
Ah, who is this? You did not hear me, my young friend, did you? Why, you, too, look sad. My melancholy is not catching!
Though catchings of the breath and occasional syncope appear in the more early stages, yet they only become considerable and dangerous in the later[…]
Word Forms
- catchings
Synonyms for catching
Depending on context, synonyms include taking, espial, transmissible, contagious, infectious, spotting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include contagious, communicable, transmissible, infectious, spotting, contracting.
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