catching
Syllables: catch·ing/ˈkæt͡ʃɪŋ/
catching adjective: infectious, contagious. Also the present participle and gerund of catch.
Adjective
catching (comparative more catching, superlative most catching)
- Infectious, 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!1857, Herman Melville, chapter V, in The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade
- Captivating; alluring; catchy.
- Bomb guy looked her up and down, not because he was an attractive man and she was possibly a catching woman.2013, R. T. Wolfe, Dark Vengeance
Noun
catching (countable and uncountable, plural 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[…]1819, Bartholomew Parr, The London Medical Dictionary
Also used as
catching is also the present participle and gerund of catch.
catching meaning in Telugu
catching in Telugu
- క్యాచింగ్
Examples of catching in a sentence
- Do you think I have much chance of catching the train on time?
- His boss found him catching some z's at his desk yesterday.
- Buying that stock now would be catching a falling knife. Wait until you see capitulation.
Synonyms of catching
Forms of catching
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more catching |
| superlative | most catching |
| Noun | |
| plural | catchings |
Words formed from catching
Phrases with catching
- catching it
- catching on
- catching up
- catching air
- catching out
- catching Z's
- catching cold
- catching dust
- catching fire
- catching heat
- catching hell
- catching hold
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- catching step
- catching flies
- catching hands
- catching in 4k
- catching print
- catching wreck
- catching a body
- catching a case
- catching a cold
- catching a crab
- catching a date
- catching a dick
- catching a fade
- catching a ride
- catching a wave
- catching strays
- catching a break
- catching a stray
- catching bargain
- catching big air
- catching lacking
- catching napping
- catching on fire
- catching some zs
- catching the bus
- catching the eye
- catching the sun
- catching a packet
- catching a Tartar
- catching bargains
- catching feelings
- catching sight of
- catching some z's
- catching some rays
- catching the light
- catching red-handed
- mocking is catching
- catching one's death
- catching one's drift
- catching one's breath
- catching in possession
- catching someone's eye
- catching it in the neck
- catching a falling knife
- catching someone napping
- catching someone's drift
- catching someone's fancy
- catching someone at their own game
- catching someone with their pants down
- catching someone with a hand in the cookie jar
Questions about catching
- What does catching mean?
- Catching means infectious, contagious.
- What is catching in Telugu?
- Catching in Telugu is క్యాచింగ్. See Catching meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is catching?
- Catching can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce catching?
- Catching is pronounced /ˈkæt͡ʃɪŋ/.
Words near catching in the dictionary
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