- present participle of watch.
watching
Example Sentences
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The layout made the space feel more expansive and interactive than just watching a performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Jamil later defended her post, pointing to the “young girls” who are watching the situation unfold, adding, “We don’t have to pretend we are blind because it’s a pop star.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
While watching smoke from wildfires in Canada drift over Minnesota, Winker said she has also been monitoring the Spanish fires.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Investors are closely watching developments in the Middle East after Iran said Monday that there weren’t any talks under way with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Renn sat watching a beetle clamber down from the firewood.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
