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catching the eye

catching the eye is the present participle and gerund of catch the eye.

Meaning of catch the eye

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To attract the attention
    • Meantime, the train went on to Brighton without further incident. No small stir was caused by its arrival with No. 61 at its head, resplendent with "East London Line Special" head boards, which at once caught the eye of William Stroudley, who was observing the traffic working from his office window.1951 May, J. Pelham Maitland, “A Memorable Run by a Brighton "Terrier"”, in Railway Magazine, page 347

Questions about catching the eye

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

Words near catching the eye in the dictionary

  1. catching someone's eye
  2. catching someone's fancy
  3. catching step
  4. catching strays
  5. catching the bus
  6. catching the eye
  7. catching the light
  8. catching the sun
  9. catching up
  10. catching wreck
  11. catching Z's

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