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Definition of Spying
1. Noun. Keeping a secret or furtive watch.
2. Noun. The act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes.
Specialized synonyms: Espionage
Generic synonyms: Intelligence, Intelligence Activity, Intelligence Operation
Derivative terms: Spy
3. Noun. The act of detecting something; catching sight of something.
Generic synonyms: Discovery, Find, Uncovering
Derivative terms: Detect, Espy, Spot, Spy
Definition of Spying
1. Verb. (present participle of spy) ¹
2. Noun. espionage ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spying
1. spy [v] - See also: spy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spying
Literary usage of Spying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poetic and Verse Criticism of the Reign of Elizabeth by Felix Emmanuel Schelling (1891)
"... euen as Virgill and Horace deserue most worthie prayse, that they spying the
... he remembered the old tales about Virgil and Horace " spying the ..."
2. In the Forbidden Land: An Account of a Journey Into Tibet, Capture by the by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1898)
"The soldiers had evidently dismounted and were spying our movements. I felt
annoyed that they did not openly follow us, if they so wished, ..."
3. Poetic and Verse Criticism of the Reign of Elizabeth by Felix Emmanuel Schelling (1891)
"... euen as Virgill and Horace deserue most worthie prayse, that they spying the
... he remembered the old tales about Virgil and Horace " spying the ..."
4. Behind the German Veil: A Record of a Journalistic War Pilgrimage by J. M. de Beaufort (1917)
"The natural conclusion would be, at least with neutrals, that a General Staff
Officer is above any description of spying. But beware! ..."
5. Behind the German Veil: A Record of a Journalistic War Pilgrimage by J. M. de Beaufort (1917)
"The natural conclusion would be, at least with neutrals, that a General Staff
Officer is above any description of spying. But beware! ..."
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