Definitions for catching
ˈkætʃ ɪŋcatch·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. catchingnoun

   (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

2. detection, catching, espial, spying, spottingnoun

   the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

3. catching, contractingadjective

   becoming infected

   "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"

4. catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittableadjective

   (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. catchingnoun

   The action of the verb catch.

2. catchingadjective

   contagious

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. catching

   Catching is the act of receiving, gaining possession or intercepting something that has been thrown, propelled or dropped. It typically involves using one's hands, a piece of equipment or part of the body to successfully halt the movement of the object without dropping or losing control of it. This term is commonly used in various sports and games.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Catching

   of Catch

2. Catchingadjective

   infectious; contagious

3. Catchingadjective

   captivating; alluring

4. Catchingnoun

   the act of seizing or taking hold of

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CATCHING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Catching is ranked #50362 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Catching surname appeared 415 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Catching.
   
   49.4% or 205 total occurrences were Black.
   46.2% or 192 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Baseball
   • Discovery
   • Playing

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How to pronounce catching?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say catching in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of catching in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of catching in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of catching in a Sentence

1. Claude Garbo:

   I prefer to be cautious and protect my father rather than give him a vaccine about which we still know little, he risks catching the virus but it would be like any other disease.

2. Bloomberg Intelligence:

   Metals are set to be primary beneficiaries of the Federal Reserve simply catching up to futures markets priced for easing. Further hikes are unlikely.

3. De Haan:

   The economy is hot. Demand has come roaring back. But supply is still catching up after getting cut greatly in 2020.

4. Tanya Altmann:

   Any time you go outside and get near anybody else, it does increase your risk of catching or transmitting.

5. Michael Lahyani:

   The other markets are growing much faster, they're catching up.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=catching
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Catching
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catching
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=catching