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observing

/əbˈzɝvɪŋ/ noun B1
  1. observation

Plural observings

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Yet the misery, for which years of happiness were to offer no compensation, received soon afterwards material relief, from observing how much the beauty of her sister rekindled the admiration of her former lover.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 316 · B2
The night is gloomy, and the Tiber is very near the Via Macello.” Franz felt a shudder run through his veins at observing that the feeling of the duke and the countess was so much in unison with his own personal disquietude.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 391 · C1
At this moment Danglars, who had been incessantly observing every change in Fernand’s look and manner, saw him stagger and fall back, with an almost convulsive spasm, against a seat placed near one of the open windows.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 30 · C1
A Swallow, observing what she had done, said, “You silly creature!
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 93 · B2

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