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Definition of catching in English: catchingadjectiveˈkatʃɪŋˈkætʃɪŋ 1predicative (of a disease) infectious. chicken pox is catching until scabs form on all the blisters Example sentencesExamples - Billy's zest for life and sense of fun is catching.
- The patient may be afraid that their partner will think that it is catching.
- It brings to mind a contagious catching ailment.
- I am sure you have been in a situation when someone laughed, and it just seemed as though the laughter was catching.
- The disease is catching and will spread to other trees.
Synonyms infectious, contagious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, transferable, spreading dated infective - 1.1 (of a person's emotion or mood) likely to spread to other people.
her enthusiasm is catching Example sentencesExamples - Habits such as smoking and, indeed, overeating were also found to be catching.
Definition of catching in US English: catchingadjectiveˈkaCHiNGˈkætʃɪŋ 1predicative (of a disease) infectious. Huntington's chorea isn't catching Example sentencesExamples - I am sure you have been in a situation when someone laughed, and it just seemed as though the laughter was catching.
- It brings to mind a contagious catching ailment.
- Billy's zest for life and sense of fun is catching.
- The patient may be afraid that their partner will think that it is catching.
- The disease is catching and will spread to other trees.
Synonyms infectious, contagious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, transferable, spreading - 1.1 (of a person's emotion or mood) likely to spread to other people.
her enthusiasm is catching Example sentencesExamples - Habits such as smoking and, indeed, overeating were also found to be catching.
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