Spotting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Spotting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of spot.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of spot.
More Meanings
- A spotted pattern.
- The act of spotting or sighting something.
- Vaginal spotting, the discharge of blood from the vagina at a time outside of one's usual menses.
Example Sentences
Symptoms consist of various foliage spottings and blotchings.
Subchorionic bleeding […] can cause light to heavy spotting but doesn't always (sometimes it is only detected during a routine ultrasound).
Although the NVA went to great lengths to conceal the locations of their artillery, they had to expose them at the time of firing. Less reliable than visual spottings were electronic intercepts […]
Word Forms
- spottings
Synonyms for spotting
Depending on context, synonyms include espial, maculation, catching, detection, spying, staining.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maculation, catching, detection, spying, espial, staining.
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