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Princeton's WordNet

  1. observation, observance, watchingnoun

    the act of observing; taking a patient look

Wiktionary

  1. watchingadjective

    Of or relating to the action: to watch.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Watchingnoun

    Inability to sleep.

    Etymology: from watch.

    The bullet, not having been extracted, occasioned great pain and watchings. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

Wikipedia

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. watching

    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

  1. Watching

    of Watch

Wikidata

  1. 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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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'watching' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1666

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'watching' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1182

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of watching in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of watching in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of watching in a Sentence

  1. Ken Perkins:

    If you are sitting in the mall and you are watching all the stores closing around you, it has to be disheartening, but there are a handful of big box stores that will be able weather any downturn. They have the capital to pick up market share as others struggle.

  2. Dawn Bryant:

    I'm divided. I'm not sure. I'm going to keep watching and weighing my options on both of the candidates, it's a tough, tough call.

  3. Christopher Ferguson:

    It comes down to watching( the spacecraft's) behavior, we just want to make sure it doesn't throw us a curve ball.

  4. Chelsea Handler:

    I learned a lot from watching this powerful video.

  5. Leslie Morissette:

    We spent two years pretty much in and out of the hospital, watching your child battle a serious illness is the worst possible thing a family can go through.

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