1. the act or process of seeing something happen directly with one's own eyes

1. present participle of eyewitness; to see or observe something directly as it happens
Usage: less common than the noun form

Examples

• Eyewitnessing the accident gave her a clear understanding of what really happened.
• The journalist was eyewitnessing the protest and reported the events as they unfolded.
• Eyewitnessing a crime makes you an important source of information for police.
• She described the value of eyewitnessing historical events rather than reading about them later.
• The documentary focused on eyewitnessing accounts from survivors of the disaster.
• By eyewitnessing the performance live, the audience experienced emotions that no recording could capture.