catching

American  

[kach-ing] / ˈkætʃ ɪŋ /

adjective

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 catching personality.

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catching British  

/ ˈkætʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. infectious

2. attractive; captivating

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Other Word Forms

• catchingly adverb
• catchingness noun

Etymology

Origin of catching

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; catch, -ing ²

Example Sentences

"We do find that we are catching students trying to use their phones in social times, and we can't see every corner of the school at all times", Tsang says.

From BBC

Floyd has to be able to catch enough birds to sustain his dietary needs, Moore says, and suspects that catching them is like shooting fish in a barrel given the thousands of birds there.

From BBC

He’s been busy catching a spy at the American embassy?

From Literature

In the film, Hemsworth plays an elusive jewel thief planning one final heist, while Ruffalo stars as a determined detective intent on catching him.

From BBC

Meanwhile, Rausch is making the most of people’s low expectations of a “Love Island” contestant, let alone one from Alabama who enjoys catching snakes and quietly strolls around in denim overalls, bare-chested.

From Salon