spotting

Pluralspottings (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The act of seeing or noticing something, often something hard to find.

   Like catching sight of a friend in a busy crowd.

   The early spotting of the storm gave the town time to prepare.

   Her quick spotting of the mistake saved the whole team hours of work.

   Similardetection, sighting, identification, observation

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of spot. Use this form for an action happening right now.

   She is spotting birds at the lake this morning.

   He was spotting his friend at the gym during the heavy lift.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   Light bleeding from the vagina at a time other than a woman's monthly period.

   Some spotting in early pregnancy is common and not always a reason to worry.

   She noticed light spotting about a week before her period was due.

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4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A pattern made of spots or dots.

   Like the little dots on a ladybug's back.

   The butterfly's wings had a delicate spotting of black and orange.

   Heavy spotting on the old mirror gave it a worn, antique look.

   Similarspeckling, mottling, dappling

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