Word Finder - watching

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To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

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I'm tired of watching TV.

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To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.

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Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.

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To mind, attend, or guard.

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He has to watch the kids that afternoon.

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To be wary or cautious of.

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You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.

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To attend to dangers to or regarding.

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Watch what you say.

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To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.

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To be vigilant or on one's guard.

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For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.

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To act as a lookout.

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(of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.

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To be awake.

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To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.

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The act of one who watches.

Jonathan was watching them intently.

Alex was watching her intently.

While watching his flocks, he spent much of his time in reading.

They stood there for a moment, watching their image in the mirror.

And he will find he is capable of adding far more value than as a set of eyes watching a screen.

Jonathan was in his room watching television.

He stared into the dark night, watching the snow fall.

Though there was a wall of Immortals between her and the forest, she felt the demon watching her, waiting for its opening, now that she was no longer protected.

These were the questions each man of the troops on the high ground above the bridge involuntarily asked himself with a sinking heart--watching the bridge and the hussars in the bright evening light and the blue tunics advancing from the other side with their bayonets and guns.

Her eyes stayed on Rhyn, and she.d never been as awed as she was watching him fight a flawless battle against the full- blooded demon and the assassin.

He felt as if he stood outside his body, watching the world around him.

The room was vacant except for a metal slab that served as a bed and the six-legged, cat-like creature sitting on the edge of the bed watching its sleeping occupant.

One sat perched on Kiera's bed, watching her sleep.

She hung back when she reached the other three warriors in the hall watching the scene in the room.

She wondered if she had died, for she seemed able to see the conversation occurring from a dozen feet away, as if she were watching television instead of involved in it.

She continued down the hall, watching the lights.

Uninterested in watching people talk, she glanced again at the boys and nudged Evelyn.

She raised her bracelet to the light, watching the colors reflect off of it and turning it pinkish-gold, like the prisoner's bracelet.

She glanced up to find him watching her.

Thus, under Maximilian of Bavaria and Christian of Anhalt respectively the two great parties were gaining a better idea of their own needs and of each others aims and were watching vigilantly the position in the duchies of Cleves, Julich and Berg, where a dispute over the succession was impending.

Meanwhile Peter of Aragon was watching and pre the citizens of the great cities, a king would be acceptable; Peter was chosen with little opposition in a parliament at Palermo, and a struggle of twenty-one years began, of which Charles and Peter saw only the first stage.

It was an anxious undertaking, because the native states of India were all watching the issue and waiting for any serious reverse to the English to join against them.

The burgrave was the king's representative; he was charged with the administration of the royal estates in a given district, and in general with watching the royal interests therein.

From them the young earl Douglas and duc de Touraine, the most powerful man in Scotland, stood apart, sullenly watching an unprecedented state of anarchy.

In spite of all precautions a certain quantity of impurities is always formed, but this should be kept down as much as possible by strictly watching the temperature in the vats and by taking care that the black-ash in the wet state is never exposed to the air.

Americans supposed that Great Britain wished to exchange Mexican bonds for California; France also was thought to be watching for an opening for gratifying supposed ambitions; and all parties saw that even without overt act by the United States the progress of American settlement seemed likely to gain them the province, whose connexion with Mexico had long been a notoriously loose one.

The Bosnians had crossed by nine o'clock, surprising and driving back the small detachment watching the bridge.

Before a wave of progress has reached our shores we have had the opportunity of watching it as spectators, and of considering how we shall receive it.

The British confined their operations to other parts of the continent, and Washington, alive as ever to the importance of keeping up connexion with New England, devoted himself to watching the British in and about New York City.

She was about to walk away in defeat and take her place in a dark corner watching the partygoers when she heard the sounds of approaching footsteps.

He liked watching her despite her odd actions.

A'Ran trailed several steps, watching the way her hips sashayed as she walked.

Ne'Rin was closer to the door, and Kiera remained in the shadows inside the house, watching.

He leaned closer as well, watching.

He approached and stood a short distance behind her, watching once more.

Mansr sat beside her and remained, watching the scene before her.

Startled, she froze, watching the giant warriors fight until Leyon wrenched her forward.

She gave a nervous wave, watching for his reaction and relieved when he offered a warm smile.

Besides, watching someone's boom-boom isn't nice.

Cynthia just ignored them, instead watching the younger, more civilized occupants of the room play their card game.

It's as safe as watching TV and a darned sight more fun.

Cynthia, while not as apprehensive as Edith had been, was obviously uncomfortable watching the climbers, especially from atop their precarious positions.

The snow seems to trap me, as it does with the small squirrel I am watching from my window.

I was downstream, on the other side of the bridge, watching Penny and by the time I noticed the crowd and got there, they were getting ready to haul Shipton out.

I suppose you've got a good reason why you tried to beat the brains out of a guy holding an ice ax, in the middle of the street with a bunch of people watching.

Sure. Everybody else was watching the climbers, at least what they could see through the snow.

Lord, he thought, listening to Fred was like watching a sloth race.

Both boys were swimming and Edith was watching them, or was supposed to be.

Maybe he blames her for both not watching the boys and then for saving her child and not his.

The building stood there, gazing down on the quiet town like some magnificent matron, watching over her citizens as she had for a hundred years.