You can catch me easily in the chilly depths of winter without throwing or grabbing a ball, yet I leave you sneezing with a runny nose. What am I?
A cold
'Catching a cold' uses the verb 'catch' metaphorically to describe contracting a winter illness, playing on the word for cold temperature.
About this riddle
Wordplay riddles depend on how words look and sound. Watch for double meanings, hidden words and letters you can move or remove.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Wordplay riddles with answers or try Anagrid for a different kind of puzzle.
More wordplay riddles
What is yours, but is used by everyone else much more often than you use it?
What vegetable always beats everyone else at running races?
Why did the gravy boat apply for a promotion at the holiday dinner?
Santa shares his iconic last name with a grammatical unit found inside every legal winter contract. What is it?
Why did the gratitude journal apply for a job at the bakery?
I have an eye, but I am entirely blind. I am sharp, yet I leave no cuts. What am I?