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catching

Transitive Verb

pl: nullpast: caughtpp: caughting: catchingcomp: nullsup: null

When used as an adjective for illness, this word carries a sense of effortless transmission, suggesting a disease that leaps from person to person with ease. It is less clinical than infectious and more common in casual, domestic warnings. In a creative or sensory context, it describes an immediate, magnetic pull. A catching tune or smile is one that hooks the observer instantly, creating an involuntary attraction that is difficult to ignore.

💬Conversación Casual

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Chloe is in a lecture hall while Leo is at home playing games.

Leo Smith

don't come home if you're catching something. dad is already hacking his lungs out.

Chloe Smith

great, just what i need while i'm drowning in finals.

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Leo uses 'catching' to refer to contracting a contagious illness (the flu/cold). He uses the idiomatic expression 'hacking his lungs out' to describe their father's severe coughing, reflecting his cynical tone. Chloe responds with the metaphor 'drowning in finals' to express being overwhelmed by her academic workload.

Meanings

Transitive Verb

[someone][something]

To seize or capture something that is moving through the air or moving quickly.

"The outfielder is catching the ball to end the game."

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