verb
- looking at someone or something with interest, suspicion, or desire
Usage: present participle of ‘eye’
Examples
- She was eying the chocolate cake on the counter.
- The security guard was eying the suspicious customer.
- He’s been eying that promotion for months.
- The cat sat eying the bird through the window.
- Shoppers were eying the sale items eagerly.
- The detective was eying the evidence carefully.