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adjective
Date: 1590
1. infectious, contagious <the flu is catching> <his spirit is catching> 2. catchy, alluring
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
catching
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Catching — Catch ing, n. The act of seizing or taking hold of. [1913 Webster] {Catching bargain} (Law), a bargain made with an heir expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at an inadequate price. Bouvier. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Catching — Catch ing a. 1. Infectious; contagious. [1913 Webster] 2. Captivating; alluring. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catching — index attractive, contagious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
catching — contagious, *infectious, communicable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
catching — [adj] contagious (disease) communicable, dangerous, endemic, epidemic, epizootic, infectious, infective, miasmatic, pandemic, pestiferous, pestilential, taking, transferable, transmittable; concept 314 Ant. uncontagious … New thesaurus
catching — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ (of a disease) infectious … English terms dictionary
catching — [kech′iŋ] adj. 1. contagious; infectious 2. attractive … English World dictionary
catching — [[t]kæ̱tʃɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else. [INFORMAL] There are those who think eczema is catching. Syn: infectious 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If a feeling or … English dictionary
catching — catchingly, adv. catchingness, n. /kach ing/, adj. 1. tending to be transmitted from one person to another; contagious or infectious: a disease that is catching; His enthusiasm is catching. 2. attractive; fascinating; captivating; alluring: a… … Universalium
catching — catch|ing [ˈkætʃıŋ] adj [not before noun] 1.) an illness that is catching is easily passed to other people = ↑infectious 2.) an emotion or feeling that is catching spreads quickly among people ▪ Julia s enthusiasm was catching … Dictionary of contemporary English
catching — adjective (not before noun) informal 1 a disease or illness that is catching is infectious: Well, I hope it s not catching. 2 an emotion or feeling that is catching spreads quickly among people … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
