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- Dictionarycatch·ing/ˈkaCHiNG/
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.
to take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air: catch hold ofHe caught hold of my arm. I managed to catch the glass before it hit the ground. We saw the eagle swoop from the sky to catch its prey. Our dog ran past me and out of the house before I could catch it.
If a feeling or emotion is catching, it has a strong influence on other people and spreads quickly, for example through a crowd.
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.
