spy
noun
a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
am spying
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present progressiveof spy (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"It is true the mustache is false, but it is not true that I am spying upon you," he said.
From The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds by Edward Stratemeyer
He thinks I am spying Jeff Davis and piping for the prisoners.
From The Iron Game A Tale of the War by Henry F. (Henry Francis) Keenan
