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Princeton's WordNet
observation, observance, watchingnoun
the act of observing; taking a patient look
Wiktionary
watchingadjective
Of or relating to the action: to watch.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Watchingnoun
Inability to sleep.
Etymology: from watch.
The bullet, not having been extracted, occasioned great pain and watchings. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
Wikipedia
Watching
Watching is a 1983 song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was released as the fourth and final single from the band's third studio album, Quick Step & Side Kick. The single peaked at number 33 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1983.
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Watching refers to the act of looking at or observing something attentively or with interest, often involving visual perception. This typically involves paying close attention to an event, activity, or object as it unfolds or progresses in real-time. Watching can occur through various means such as direct observation, television, video streaming platforms, or other media sources. It may involve the passive act of simply observing or also include the active engagement of analyzing, understanding, or enjoying the content being watched.
Webster Dictionary
Watching
of Watch
Wikidata
Watching
Watching is a British television sitcom, produced by Granada Television for the ITV network and broadcast for seven series and four specials between 1987 and 1993. The series was written by Jim Hitchmough and starred Paul Bown and Emma Wray as mismatched couple Malcolm Stoneway and Brenda Wilson.
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Rank popularity for the word 'watching' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1666
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Rank popularity for the word 'watching' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1182
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of watching in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of watching in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of watching in a Sentence
This is a huge reform, this is a world first, and the world is watching what happens here in Australia, our legislation will help ensure that the rules of the digital world mirror the rules of the physical world ... and ultimately sustain our media landscape.
It's hard to believe it's been that long, but I'm so happy that TCM continues to be a success with audiences today, i think that sense of nostalgia that comes with watching old movies gives people a lot of joy, Ted Turner included ; and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
I've seen it on the video, it was Jesse [ Lingard ] and Fred and the chap must be ashamed of himself, it's unacceptable and I hope he will not be watching any football any more.
In both cases they receive consular visits once every month, exactly 30 minutes, with someone there watching all the discussion, these mainly serve to give them news of their family, and give them books and other reading material. It's very difficult for them, they are waiting and they have no idea when and how they might be released.
They put him in a pod cell with a group of people, and they had just got done watching the article about the ACLU writing about him being racist, and as a result of that he was attacked.
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