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shadowing

sha·do·wing

UK/ˈʃædəʊɪŋ/ US/ʃædoʊɪŋ/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

following surreptitiously; keeping under surveillance

  • “always on guard against shadowing submarines”
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Origin

From shadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).

Phrases

  • work shadowing

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