HyperDic: contracting

English > 1 sense of the word *contracting*:
NOUN	act	contracting, catching	becoming infected

contracting > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'ntraektihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *contracting*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Becoming infected.
Example	"the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
Synonym	catching
Broader	acquiring, getting	The act of acquiring something
Catalan	contracció
Verbs	contract	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness