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adjective
- 1. (of a disease) infectious: "Huntington's chorea isn't catching"
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The meaning of CATCHING is infectious, contagious. How to use catching in a sentence.
Catching definition: tending to be transmitted from one person to another; contagious or infectious. See examples of CATCHING used in a sentence.
CATCHING definition: 1. If an illness is catching, it can easily be passed from one person to another: 2. If an illness…. Learn more.
noun. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something. synonyms: detection, espial, spotting, spying. see more. adjective. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection. synonyms: communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable. infectious. easily spread.
If a feeling or emotion is catching, it has a strong influence on other people and spreads quickly, for example through a crowd.
to discover, see, or realize something, especially someone doing something wrong: [ + -ing verb ] He caught her read ing his old love letters. If the virus is caught (= discovered) in time, most patients can be successfully treated.
1. a. : to capture or seize especially after pursuit. catch a thief. b. : to take or entangle in or as if in a snare. catch fish in a net. : deceive. d. : to discover unexpectedly : find. caught in the act. e. : to check (oneself) suddenly or momentarily. He started to say the wrong thing but quickly caught himself.
Definition of catching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used with object) , caught, catch·ing. to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a runaway horse. to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse. Synonyms: arrest, apprehend. Antonyms: release. to trap or ensnare: to catch a fish. to intercept and seize; take and hold (something thrown, falling, etc.): a barrel to catch rain.
contagious or infectious: a disease that is catching; His enthusiasm is catching. attractive; fascinating; captivating; alluring: a catching personality.
