"watching" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈwɒtʃɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-watching.ogg Forms: watchings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} watching (plural watchings)
  1. The act of one who watches. Hyponyms: whale watching
    Sense id: en-watching-en-noun-Ut5ne2L9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Derived forms: binge watching, birdwatching, butterfly watching, clock-watching, hate-watching, navel-watching, peoplewatching, sunwatching, watching out, watching over, watching paint dry, watching the birdie, watching the fur fly, watching the world go by

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈwɒtʃɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-watching.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒtʃɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} watching
  1. present participle and gerund of watch Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: watch
    Sense id: en-watching-en-verb-EwDqhgbk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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