Dictionary Entry
catching
catching is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Catch. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1present participle
of Catch
- 2adjective
Infectious; contagious.
- 3adjective
Captivating; alluring.
- 4noun
The act of seizing or taking hold of.
- 5noun
becoming infected
"catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"
"the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
Synonyms
- 6noun
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- 7noun
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- 8adjective
(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
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