sighting
/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
sighting noun: an instance of catching sight of something, especially something searched for. Also the present participle and gerund of sight.
Noun
sighting (plural sightings)
- An instance of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.
- There will be a small prize for the first sighting of a seal.
- However, many people—including railwaymen—are only beginning to realise how great is the amount of civil engineering work necessary to achieve adequate clearances for high-voltage overhead equipment under bridges and tunnels; what is involved in the re-signalling needed to permit the increased...1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 719
Also used as
sighting is also the present participle and gerund of sight.
Examples of sighting in a sentence
- It’s unclear exactly how many infected rabbits are hopping about, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife has received more than a dozen sightings, mostly in the northern part of the state.2025 August 14, Angela Haupt, “What to Know About the Horned ‘Zombie’ Rabbits Hopping Around Colorado”, in TIME, archived from the original...
- “Unfortunately, there’s never been one sighting of Bryce, and there’s no closure,” she said.2025 September 8, Anna Turning, quoting Karen Laspisa, “California college student Bryce Laspisa’s mysterious August 2013 disappearance...
Forms of sighting
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Words formed from sighting
Phrases with sighting
Words that rhyme with sighting
Questions about sighting
- What does sighting mean?
- Sighting means an instance of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.
- How do you use sighting in a sentence?
- It’s unclear exactly how many infected rabbits are hopping about, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife has received more than a dozen sightings, mostly in the northern part of the state.
- What part of speech is sighting?
- Sighting is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sighting?
- Sighting is pronounced /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of sighting?
- The plural of sighting is sightings.
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