"spotting" in the noun sense
1. staining, spotting, maculation
the act of spotting or staining something
2. detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting
the act of detecting something catching sight of something
"spotting" in the verb sense
1. descry, spot, espy, spy
catch sight of
2. spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart
detect with the senses
"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"
"I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
3. blemish, spot
mar or impair with a flaw
"her face was blemished"
4. spot, fleck, blob, blot
make a spot or mark onto
"The wine spotted the tablecloth"
5. spot
become spotted
"This dress spots quickly"
6. spot
mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
"spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
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