"spying" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspaɪ.ɪŋ/ Audio: En-us-spying.ogg Forms: spyings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Etymology: Inherited from Middle English spyinge, spiyng, spyeng, equivalent to spy + -ing. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|spyinge|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English spyinge, {{inh+|en|enm|spyinge}} Inherited from Middle English spyinge, {{af|en|spy|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} spy + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spying (countable and uncountable, plural spyings)
  1. espionage; the act of secretly gathering information Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Espionage
    Sense id: en-spying-en-noun-gm54WgDy Disambiguation of Espionage: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈspaɪ.ɪŋ/ Audio: En-us-spying.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Etymology: From spy + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|spy|-ing|id2=participial}} spy + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spying
  1. present participle and gerund of spy Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: spy
    Sense id: en-spying-en-verb-XuMoI-gd Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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