watching

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watching

  • /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪŋ/ US
  • /ˈwɒtʃɪŋ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒtʃɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of watch She was watching a movie.

noun watchings

  1. The act of one who watches. What toils and pains; what cares and watchings; how many reproofs, restraints, and corrections; how many prayers, and sighs, and tears, are employed and suffered, before this hard task can be accomplished?

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: observation, observance, viewing, observe, observer, observing, listening, view, remark, noting, comment, inspect, looking, seeing, control, concern

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"watching." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/watching. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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watching. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/watching

Chicago

"watching." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/watching.

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@misc{watching_2026,
  title = {watching},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watching},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}