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catching someone's eye

catching someone's eye is the present participle and gerund of catch someone's eye.

Meaning of catch someone's eye

Verb

catch someone's eye (third-person singular simple present catches someone's eye, present participle catching someone's eye, simple past and past participle caught someone's eye)

  1. (idiomatic) To capture someone's attention.
    • The window display really catches my eye.

Questions about catching someone's eye

What is catching someone's eye the present participle and gerund of?
Catching someone's eye is the present participle and gerund of catch someone's eye.

Words near catching someone's eye in the dictionary

  1. catching someone at their own game
  2. catching someone napping
  3. catching someone with a hand in the cookie jar
  4. catching someone with their pants down
  5. catching someone's drift
  6. catching someone's eye
  7. catching someone's fancy
  8. catching step
  9. catching strays
  10. catching the bus
  11. catching the eye

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