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spotting

/spˈɑtɪŋ/noun, verb2 syllables

Spotting means: detect with the senses.

Synonyms for spotting22

noun, as in the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

detection, catching, espial, spying

noun, as in the act of spotting or staining something

staining, maculation

verb, as in detect with the senses

spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart

verb, as in make a spot or mark onto

spot, fleck, blob, blot, stain

verb, as in catch sight of

descry, spot, espy, spy

verb, as in mar or impair with a flaw

blemish, spot

verb, as in become spotted

spot

verb, as in mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition

spot

What does spotting mean?8

verb

1

detect with the senses“The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards”

2

make a spot or mark onto“The wine spotted the tablecloth”

3

catch sight of

4

mar or impair with a flaw“her face was blemished”

5

become spotted“This dress spots quickly”

6

mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition“spot the areas that one should clearly identify”

noun

1

the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

2

the act of spotting or staining something

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with spotting?3

two syllables

plottingrottingsquatting
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Spotting in a sentence

  • Some people are really good at spotting when others are lying.Hybrid
  • Benedito has a keen eye for spotting potential health issues in his baby goats.Amastan
  • Rodrigo froze in surprise upon spotting the centipede crawling across the floor.Amastan
  • She has an eye for spotting good deals.Igider
  • The surveillance agency found him by spotting his idiolect on an Internet forum.Eccles17
  • Tobias crouched down under the window after spotting Isabella.Amastan
  • Are you good at spotting errors?CK
  • Are you good at spotting irregularities?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of spotting

as a noun

plural
spottings