catching a falling knife

A form of catch a falling knife — To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of catch a falling knife
Cite this entry
APA

catching a falling knife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20a%20falling%20knife

MLA

“catching a falling knife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20a%20falling%20knife. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catching a falling knife,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20a%20falling%20knife.

Source: catching a falling knife on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.