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Synonyms for eyeing

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ahy
Phonetic Transcription : aɪ

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Définition of eyeing

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Old English ege (Mercian), eage (West Saxon), from Proto-Germanic *augon (cf. Old Saxon aga, Old Frisian age, Old Norse auga, Swedish öga, Danish øie, Middle Dutch oghe, Dutch oog, Old High German ouga, German Auge, Gothic augo "eye"), from PIE *okw- "to see" (cf. Sanskrit akshi "the eye, the number two," Greek opsis "a sight," Old Church Slavonic oko, Lithuanian akis, Latin oculus, Greek okkos, Tocharian ak, ek, Armenian akn).
  • Until late 14c. the plural was in -an, hence modern dialectal plural een, ene. The eye of a needle was in Old English; to see eye to eye is from Isa. lii:8. Eye contact attested by 1965. Eye-opener "anything that informs and enlightens" is from 1863. Have an eye on "keep under supervision" is attested from early 15c.
  • verb gaze at, scrutinize
Example sentences :
  • The parson had bent forward, and was eyeing her curiously, yet with benevolence.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • But of what he said I remembered nothing, I did not hear, for I was eyeing my mother.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Briskly rubbing his gray head with a towel, he was eyeing my evening clothes.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Then he flushed and became confused, for his father was eyeing him severely.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • He saw that the creature was eyeing the light with ferocious purpose in its expression.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Arnold hesitated, eyeing the briefcase in Beardsley's clutch.
  • Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse
  • He stared at her, frowning and eyeing her intently, then chuckled, and grinned at the others.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • Bland, a thick-set man with the jaw of a bulldog, was eyeing him intently.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • "Stand by to let go the kedge," Augustin cried, eyeing them gloomily.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
  • "You speak of the castle as if you knew about it," said the landlady, eyeing her askance.
  • Extract from : « The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals » by Ann S. Stephens

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