verb
- present participle of espy; catching sight of or noticing, especially something distant or partially hidden
Usage: literary; formal
Examples
- The lookout was espying ships on the horizon.
- She spent the morning espying birds through her binoculars.
- The detective was espying suspicious activity from across the street.
- Espying a familiar face in the crowd, he waved enthusiastically.
- The children were espying hidden treasures in the old attic.
- He was espying movement in the bushes when the deer appeared.