What does spying mean?
Spying means present participle and gerund of spy.
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/ˈspaɪ.ɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of spy.
There are two ways in which the obsessive character of jealousy tends to exert itself: one is in the need to know, the endless tests and investigations and spyings that are so characteristic of jealousy.
Use spying when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Spying means present participle and gerund of spy.
Common synonyms include espial, spotting, catching, detection.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There are two ways in which the obsessive character of jealousy tends to exert itself: one is in the need to know, the endless tests and investigations and spyings that are so characteristic of jealousy.
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