catching

adjectivenounverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈkæt͡ʃɪŋ//
//ˈkɛt͡ʃɪŋ//

Infectious, contagious.

adjective

1
informalInfectious, contagious.
a pessimism that seemed to be catching
Ah, who is this? You did not hear me, my young friend, did you? Why, you, too, look sad. My melancholy is not catching!
2
Captivating; alluring; catchy.
Bomb guy looked her up and down, not because he was an attractive man and she was possibly a catching woman.

noun

1
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

1
Also a form of catchpresent participle and gerund of catch

Forms

plural: catchings
comparative: more catching
superlative: most catching

catastrophic · Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.catch · The act of seizing or capturing.catcher · Someone or something that catches.

catching · Infectious, contagious.

catchy · Instantly appealing and memorable.cate · A delicacy or item of food.Cate · A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.

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