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Trapping vs Catching - What's the difference?

trapping | catching |

As verbs the difference between trapping and catching

is that trapping is present participle of lang=en while catching is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between trapping and catching

is that trapping is an instance of ensnaring something or someone while catching is the action of the verb catch.

As an adjective catching is

contagious.

trapping

English

Etymology 1

From (trap).

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of ensnaring something or someone.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison.

    • See also

    * trappings

    catching

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • The action of the verb catch.
  • * 1819 , Bartholomew Parr, The London Medical Dictionary
    • Though catchings of the breath and occasional syncope appear in the more early stages, yet they only become considerable and dangerous in the later

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) contagious
  • captivating; alluring