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watching meaning

EN[ˈwɑtʃɪŋ] [ˈwɒtʃɪŋ] [-ɒtʃɪŋ]
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  • Watching is a British television sitcom, produced by Granada Television for the ITV network and broadcast for seven series and four specials between 1987 and 1993.
  • The series was written by Jim Hitchmough and starred Paul Bown and Emma Wray as mismatched couple Malcolm Stoneway and Brenda Wilson.

    Definition of watching in English Dictionary

  • NounPLwatchingsSUF-ing
    1. The act of one who watches.
    2. Verb
      1. present participle of watch.
        1. Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.
    3. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • I expected his new play to be as good as the last, but it was like watching paint dry.
        • Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.
        • I used to stay up until all hours watching television.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Watching the clock will not make time go faster. ‎
        • Watching daytime television could vegetize anyone.
        • Watching Newstopia, I was cacking up - they kept flashing pictures of dracula during every item about the pope!
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • Two days before the fight, the boxers weigh in with reporters watching.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
        • Verbs
          • Verb forms
            • Participles
              • Present participles
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        1. en watchings
        2. en watchingly
        3. en watching out
        4. en watching over
        5. en watching paint dry
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of watching for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "watching" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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