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catch|ing
catch|ing «KACH ihng», adjective.
1. likely to spread from one person to another; contagious; infectious: »

Colds are catching. Enthusiasm is catching.

SYNONYM(S): communicable.
2. Figurative. attractive or fascinating: »

a catching time. The singer has a catching style.

SYNONYM(S): captivating.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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