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sight-seeing

sight-seeing is the alternative spelling of sightseeing.

sight-seeing is the present participle and gerund of sight-see.

Meaning of sightseeing

Noun

sightseeing (usually uncountable, plural sightseeings)

  1. (usually) The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.
    • Sightseeing is a frequent reason to visit San Francisco.

Forms of sight-seeing

pluralsight-seeings

Questions about sight-seeing

What is sight-seeing the alternative spelling of?
Sight-seeing is the alternative spelling of sightseeing.

Words near sight-seeing in the dictionary

  1. sight-readers
  2. sight-reading
  3. sight-reads
  4. sight-saw
  5. sight-see
  6. sight-seeing
  7. sight-seeings
  8. sight-seen
  9. sight-sees
  10. sight-translate
  11. sight-translated

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