catching
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catching
- /ˈkæt͡ʃɪŋ/
- /ˈkɛt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes with -æt͡ʃɪŋ, -ɛt͡ʃɪŋ
adjective more catching · most catching
- Infectious, contagious. a pessimism that seemed to be catching
- Captivating; alluring; catchy. Bomb guy looked her up and down, not because he was an attractive man and she was possibly a catching woman.
Similar: taking
noun catchings
- The action of the verb catch. Though catchings of the breath and occasional syncope appear in the more early stages, yet they only become considerable and dangerous in the later[…]
verb
- present participle and gerund of catch
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: contagious, communicable, transmissible, infectious, spotting, contracting, transmittable, detection, contractable, espial, spying, coney, cony, fishing, harvest, harvesting
adjective
Similar: taking
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adj informal: contagious
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title = {catching},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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