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ESPYING definition: 1. present participle of espy 2. to suddenly or unexpectedly see something, especially something a…. Learn more.
Define espying. espying synonyms, espying pronunciation, espying translation, English dictionary definition of espying. tr.v. es·pied , es·py·ing , es·pies To catch sight of ; glimpse. See Synonyms at see1.
ESPYING meaning: 1. present participle of espy 2. to suddenly or unexpectedly see something, especially something a…. Learn more.
If you espy something, you see or notice it. [old-fashioned] Here, from a window, did Guinevere espy a knight standing in a woodman's cart. [VERB noun] Synonyms: catch sight of, see, discover, spot More Synonyms of espy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Examples of espy in a Sentence. out of the corner of my eye I espied the squirrel making another raid on the bird feeder. Recent Examples on the Web Imprisoned by the Duke of Athens, the cousins espy the beautiful Emilia from their cell—and each man falls immediately in love.
ESPY definition: 1. to suddenly or unexpectedly see something, especially something a long distance away: 2. to…. Learn more.
Synonyms for ESPYING: noticing, spotting, eying, seeing, eyeing, regarding, spying, remarking; Antonyms of ESPYING: ignoring, neglecting, disregarding, passing over, missing, overlooking, overpassing
The earliest known use of the adjective espying is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for espying is from 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version) . espying is formed within English, by derivation.
Definition of espy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Espy definition: To catch sight of (something that is distant, partially hidden, or obscure); glimpse.
