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surveiling

surveiling is the present participle and gerund of surveil.

Meaning of surveil

Verb

surveil (third-person singular simple present surveils, present participle surveilling, simple past and past participle surveilled)

  1. (US, transitive) To keep someone or something under surveillance.
    • The plaintiff also stresses that the store as a whole, and the customer exits especially, were closely surveilled.

Questions about surveiling

What is surveiling the present participle and gerund of?
Surveiling is the present participle and gerund of surveil.

Words near surveiling in the dictionary

  1. surveiled
  2. surveilee
  3. surveilees
  4. surveiler
  5. surveilers
  6. surveiling
  7. surveillable
  8. surveillance
  9. surveillance approach
  10. surveillance camera
  11. surveillance cameras

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