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'catching' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'catching' with 18 example sentences.


catching adjective

: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

catching noun

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

: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

: becoming infected


  • I'm doing everything I can to avoid catching a cold.
  • I was catching the ball.
  • We set out traps for catching cockroaches.
  • Aren't you afraid of catching a virus?
  • The traffic accident prevented me from catching the train.
  • They're catching up to us.
  • I'm catching the 11:00 train.
  • Thank you for catching me a butterfly.
  • Rises in temperature create the ideal conditions for catching colds.
  • The mouse dreams of catching the cat.
  • Am I catching you at a bad time?
  • They succeeded in catching the tiger alive.
  • Shut the window to prevent catching a cold.
  • I'm just catching my breath.
  • I was just catching up on paperwork.
  • Catching cancer early increases survival odds.
  • Do nothing in haste, except catching fleas.
  • He is slowly catching up.
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