Catching - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkætʃɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word catching
Brit.  |ˈkætʃɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word catching
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be' to catch

noun

- (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- the act of detecting something; catching sight of something (syn: detection, espial, spotting, spying)
- becoming infected (syn: contracting)
catching cold is sometimes unavoidable

adjective

- (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection (syn: communicable, contagious, transmissible, transmittable)

Extra examples

...a cold is often catching before the symptoms even begin...

His spirit is catching.

Rocks were the most catching objects to the eye of the navigator.

This is an exceeding catching question.

Julia's enthusiasm was catching.

I keep hinting, but she's not catching on. I think I need to be more direct.

The striped bass are recovering strongly after a moratorium on catching them.

...a tried method for catching sport fish...

She took care to avoid catching cold.

He spent six months catching up with his studies.

Catching at every thing that stood by them.

The kids were throwing and catching a frisbee down on the beach.

For some reason the charcoal wasn't catching.

At the moment our technology is more advanced, but other countries are catching up with us.

Drive faster - they're catching up with us.

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