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SPOTTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Synonyms:
catching; detection; espial; spotting; spying
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spotting" is a kind of...):
discovery; find; uncovering (the act of discovering something)
Derivation:
spot (catch sight of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of spotting or staining something
Synonyms:
maculation; spotting; staining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spotting" is a kind of...):
dirtying; soiling; soilure (the act of soiling something)
Derivation:
spot (make a spot or mark onto)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb spot
