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sightingan instance of observing or catching sight of something, typically something unusual or searched for

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an instance of observing or catching sight of something, typically something unusual or searched for

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 목격, 발견 (특히 드물거나 찾던 것을)

Korean pronunciation: 사이-팅 (강세: 사이)

Example Sentences

  • The zoo keeper was thrilled by the rare panda sighting after three months of no-shows.
  • My mom claimed a Bigfoot sighting in our backyard, but it turned out to be dad in his bathrobe.
  • The first sighting of cherry blossoms marks the beginning of spring in Korea.

sighting

NOUN

//ˈsaɪtɪŋ//

an instance of observing or catching sight of something, typically something unusual or searched for

sighting concept
💡 Concept

Spotting a rare bird

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sighting rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Perfect lighting reveals lions fighting - what a sighting!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootsight
Suffix--ing

Origin

중세 영어 'sight'에서 파생된 단어로, '보다'라는 의미의 동사 'sight'에 명사형 접미사 '-ing'가 붙어 '보는 행위, 목격'이라는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

fightinglightingwritingbiting
fighting
lighting
writing
biting

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📝Examples

The zoo keeper was thrilled by the rare panda sighting after three months of no-shows.

😄 Fun example

My mom claimed a Bigfoot sighting in our backyard, but it turned out to be dad in his bathrobe.

The first sighting of cherry blossoms marks the beginning of spring in Korea.

😄 Fun example

There have been multiple sightings of the escaped hamster near the cafeteria vending machine.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

observationspottingglimpseencounterviewing

Antonyms

disappearancehiding

Related

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