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Meaning of
'catching'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Catching
[
a.
]
- Infectious; contagious.
- Captivating; alluring.
2 .
Catching
[
n.
]
- The act of seizing or taking hold of.
3 .
Catching
[
p. pr. & vb. n.
]
- of Catch
Meaning of 'catching' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
catching
[
n
]
Meaning (1):
- becoming infected
Example in sentence:
catching cold is sometimes unavoidable;
the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
Nearby Words:
cat
cat o' nine tails
cat's-eye
cat's-foot
cat's-paw
cat's-tail
cat-eyed
cat-harpin
cat-harping
cat-hole
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