spying

Speech parts

1. spying - Noun

2. spying - Verb

Meaning

of Spy

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

detection catching spotting espial undercover work snoop espy secret service following intelligence looking observation spot detect watch
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Antonyms

covering hiding confusing diminishing misunderstanding concealing
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Hypernyms

find intelligence discovery watch uncovering vigil

Hyponyms

espionage

Phrases with the word

spying out

Anagrams

pigsny

Examples

The hours of the morning between breakfast and lunch were the time which the inhabitants of Riseholme chiefly devoted to spying on each other. E. F. Benson

I think the government should be spying on all Arabs, engaging in torture as a televised spectator sport, dropping daisy cutters wantonly throughout the Middle East and sending liberals to Guantanamo. Ann Coulter

Spying is a like a game of chess: Sometimes you have to withdraw, sometimes you have to sacrifice one of your pieces to win - preferably a knight rather than a king or queen. John Rhys-Davies

Give the FBI unchecked domestic spying powers and instead of focusing on preventing terrorism, it will revert to doing what it does best - monitoring, harassing, and intimidating political dissidents and thousands of harmless immigrants. Wendy Kaminer

Rise never at nighttime, except thou art spying. Norse Proverb

Coveting and spying are abominations to Ninurta. Sumerian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

spyhole spyhop spyhopping spying out spyism spyless