spying
noun/ˈspaɪ.ɪŋ/
Etymology Inherited from Middle English spyinge, spiyng, spyeng, equivalent to spy + -ing.
1
espionage; the act of secretly gathering information
- There are two ways in which the obsessive character of jealousy tends to exert itself: one is in the need to know, the endless tests and investigations and spyings that are so characteristic of jealousy.1980, Amélie Rorty, Explaining Emotions, page 472:
- Derived terms
- antispying, cyberspying, unspying