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catching [ˈkætʃɪŋ] adj
1. infectious 2. attractive; captivating ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 [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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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