catching: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 16 letter points · starts with C · ends with G
Meaning of catching
adj
- informal
Infectious, contagious.
Example: a pessimism that seemed to be catching
Captivating; alluring; catchy.
Source: Wiktionary — catching.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The action of the verb catch.
Listed forms: catchings.
Source: Wiktionary — catching.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of catch
Base or related entry: catch.
Source: Wiktionary — catching.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for catching.
adjective
(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
noun
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
noun
becoming infected
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is catching in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of catching
C(3) + A(1) + T(1) + C(3) + H(4) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 16 points.
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Anagrams of catching
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from catching
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