- present participle of catch.
catching
Example Sentences
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The room loosened into little clusters of women catching up and talking about what came next.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Asked if he was conscious that after catching passes in space at 33, he might not get to a faraway end zone as quickly as he did in his 20s, Adams had a good-natured response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
GM is still the overall leader in terms of US sales, but Japan's Toyota is quickly catching up.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
But there are signs that not all of those products are catching on.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
We were catching up with Karli fast, when, and not for the first time, he staggered, and fell to his knees, exhausted.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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