Definition of Observing

1. Adjective. Quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception.

Exact synonyms: Observant
Similar to: Perceptive
Derivative terms: Observe

Definition of Observing

1. a. Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what passes; as, an observing person; an observing mind.

Definition of Observing

1. Verb. (present participle of observe) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Observing

1. observe [v] - See also: observe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Observing

observed
observed fire
observedly
observee
observees
observer
observer's meridian
observer variation
observers
observership
observerships
observes
observest
observeth
observin'
observing (current term)
observingly
obsess
obsessed
obsesses
obsessing
obsession
obsessional
obsessional neurosis
obsessionally
obsessions
obsessive
obsessive-compulsive
obsessive-compulsive disorder
obsessive-compulsive neurosis

Literary usage of Observing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1872)
"Next, when the time of observing approached, I lighted my lantern and set it on the ground in front of my rug; to this I brought all my instruments, ..."

2. First Observations in Astronomy: A Handbook for Schools and Colleges by Mary Emma Byrd (1914)
"observing station and laboratory.—The first requisite for an observing station is a ... There are advantages in an observing station on the ground; but, ..."

3. First Observations in Astronomy: A Handbook for Schools and Colleges by Mary Emma Byrd (1914)
"observing station and laboratory.—The first requisite for an observing station is a ... There are advantages in an observing station on the ground; but, ..."

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