"eyeballing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eyeballings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eyeballing (countable and uncountable, plural eyeballings)
  1. An act of staring or ogling. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (staring): Glotzen [neuter] (German), Anstarren [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-eyeballing-en-noun-m820LWGy Disambiguation of 'staring': 88 12
  2. The practice of pouring vodka through the eye socket, falsely claimed to increase the rate of alcohol absorption. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eyeballing-en-noun-Zvet76jp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 50 47

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} eyeballing
  1. present participle and gerund of eyeball Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: eyeball
    Sense id: en-eyeballing-en-verb-GnD1EBiX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 50 47

Inflected forms

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