How to use in “with”?

I can’t imagine a better monument to your mother”, Miss Hurd said with an uncharacteristic catch in her voice.

Why does the word “catch” uses the word “catching”? The word put in behind “with” should be Ving?

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Asked on March 16, 2021 in Grammar.
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Why is “a catch in the voice” the word ‘catch,” followed by “a catch in the voice”?

a catch in my voice/throat

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
a short pause that you make when you are talking, because you feel upset or are beginning to cry

There was a catch in Anne’s voice and she seemed close to tears.

What are catch in your

voice?

Answered on March 16, 2021.
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