- present participle of spot.
spotting
Example Sentences
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He said a fellow villager had alerted police in the middle of the night after spotting the vans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
According to Prof. André de Villiers, Muller's study leader and main author on the paper, the separation achieved using the technique was key to spotting the rare compounds.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
“He used a fire extinguisher in an attempt to extinguish the fire and observed additional fires spotting in close proximity,” the report states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The officer is seen jumping out of the car after spotting the suspect and takes out his taser and arrests him.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
And they could see up and down and forward and back, which made them really good at spotting danger.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
