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Synonyms for eying

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ahy
Phonetic Transcription : aɪ

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Définition of eying

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Old English ege (Mercian), eage (West Saxon), from Proto-Germanic *augon (cf. Old Saxon aga, Old Frisian age, Old Norse auga, Swedish öga, Danish øie, Middle Dutch oghe, Dutch oog, Old High German ouga, German Auge, Gothic augo "eye"), from PIE *okw- "to see" (cf. Sanskrit akshi "the eye, the number two," Greek opsis "a sight," Old Church Slavonic oko, Lithuanian akis, Latin oculus, Greek okkos, Tocharian ak, ek, Armenian akn).
  • Until late 14c. the plural was in -an, hence modern dialectal plural een, ene. The eye of a needle was in Old English; to see eye to eye is from Isa. lii:8. Eye contact attested by 1965. Eye-opener "anything that informs and enlightens" is from 1863. Have an eye on "keep under supervision" is attested from early 15c.
  • verb gaze at, scrutinize
Example sentences :
  • "Hullo," he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • “You say that that is and must be wrong under all circumstances,” said Eugen, eying me steadily.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • He could not have understood her, for he drew back a pace or two, eying her with apprehension.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • "That might be, of course," Mason allowed, eying the girl critically.
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • "Yes, and a wonderful resemblance," said Upton, eying it through his glass.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • Smith was eying the bantam critically when Dicksie rejoined him.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
  • “Stand away from me,” hammered de Spain, eying Morgan steadily.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • "That ought to fetch them," she said, eying the baited line with an air of satisfaction.
  • Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice
  • At this moment he was eying the window-pane with intelligent intentness.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • Eying her a moment, he bit it off, and put the rest in her hand with a grim smile.
  • Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens

Antonyms for eying

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