ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. Captivating; alluring; catchy.
  2. The action of the verb catch.
  3. 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

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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