catchin
Getting a hold
Catchin is an informal spelling of "catching," representing casual or dialectal pronunciation that drops the final g.
It appears in relaxed speech and writing: We're catchin up later, catchin feelings for someone.
Common in Southern American dialects and internet slang where dropped g's signal informality.
Following to catch
- huntingPursuing wild game
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- nabbingSeizing or apprehending
- corneringForcing into position
apprehending · capturing · seizing · collaring · trapping · snagging · tagging · overtaking
Acquiring what's sent
- grabbingTaking hold suddenly
- fieldingHandling balls in play
- snaggingGetting caught on something
- interceptingCatching en route
hauling · glove · hands · diving · leaping · one-handed · fingertip · juggling
Unsteady from shock
- hookingCatching with curved end
- nettingInterlaced open fabric
- landingDescent's final moment
- snaggingGetting caught on something
grabbing · trapping · hauling · scooping · gaffing · jigging · trolling · casting
Mental comprehension of something
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- gettingComing into possession
- followingComing after another
- realizingBecoming aware of something
clicking · registering · absorbing · digesting · seeing · perceiving · recognizing · meaning
chasing
Following to catch
cornering · apprehending · capturing · seizing · collaring · trapping · snagging · tagging · overtaking · pursuing
receiving
Acquiring what's sent
intercepting · hauling · glove · hands · diving · leaping · one-handed · fingertip · juggling · bobbling
reeling
Unsteady from shock
snagging · grabbing · trapping · hauling · scooping · gaffing · jigging · trolling · casting · luring
understanding
Mental comprehension of something
realizing · clicking · registering · absorbing · digesting · seeing · perceiving · recognizing · meaning · drift
spreading
Extending over space
- contractingReducing in volume
- transmittingSending out signals
- germsMicroscopic disease agents
infection · virus · cold · flu · fever · bug · illness · sick · exposure · immune
catchinavoiding
Deliberately staying clear
resisting · fighting off · warding off · shaking off · preventing
- catch upReach someone ahead
- catching upClosing a distance
- catch fireBegin combustion
- catch a coldBecome mildly sick
- catch onGrasp or gain popularity
- catches upReaches someone ahead
catch, catching, catches, catcher, catchers, catchable, uncatchable