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catching

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catch·ing  (kchng, kch-)
adj.
1. Infectious.
2. Attractive; catchy.

catching [ˈkætʃɪŋ]
adj
1. infectious
2. attractive; captivating
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.catchingcatching - (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
playing - the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
2.catching - the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
discovery, find, uncovering - the act of discovering something
3.catching - becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
Adj.1.catchingcatching - (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
infectious - easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell

catching
adjective infectious, contagious, transferable, communicable, infective, transmittable There are those who think eczema is catching.
incommunicable, non-infectious, non-contagious, non-catching, non-transmittable
Translations
catching [ˈkætʃɪŋ] ADJ
1. (Med) → contagioso
2. (fig) [enthusiasm, laughter] → contagioso

catching [ˈkætʃɪŋ] adj [disease, condition] → contagieux/euse
It's not catching → Ce n'est pas contagieux.

catching
adj (Med, fig) → ansteckend

catching [ˈkætʃɪŋ] adj (Med) (fig) → contagioso/a
catching [ˈkætʃɪŋ] adj (Med) (fig) → contagioso/a

catching فاتن infekční smittende ansteckend μεταδοτικός pegadizo, pegajoso tarttuva contagieux zarazan contagioso 伝染性の 전염성의 besmettelijk smittende zaraźliwy contagioso заразный smittsam ที่ติดต่อได้ง่าย bulaşıcı truyền nhiễm 迷人的


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A MAN, very much annoyed with a Flea, caught him at last, and said, "Who are you who dare to feed on my limbs, and to cost me so much trouble in catching you?
WHILE bathing, Antinous was seen by Minerva, who was so enamoured of his beauty that, all armed as she happened to be, she descended from Olympus to woo him; but, unluckily displaying her shield, with the head of Medusa on it, she had the unhappiness to see the beautiful mortal turn to stone from catching a glimpse of it.
Now she had a golden ball in her hand, which was her favourite plaything; and she was always tossing it up into the air, and catching it again as it fell.
 
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