eyeing
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present participleof eye.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
eyenounthe organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
Example Sentences
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Armand Duplantis singing before eyeing another world record.
From BBC β Sep. 11, 2026
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is eyeing his next market for his EV maker’s purpose-built robo-taxi.
From Barron's β Sep. 9, 2026
I began eyeing $3,000 the way someone playing a very gentle video game might eye the next level.
From Salon β Sep. 6, 2026
The industry is eyeing a once-in-a-generation chance to generate tens of billions of dollars in additional income.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 5, 2026
She paused, eyeing us both so we knew just how much she disapproved of our yanking at our expensive simulation probes.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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