waring

verb

present participle of ware
as in noticing
to be cautious of or on guard against a hunter yelling to his dog, "Ware the porcupine!"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waring
  1. noticing
  2. watching
  3. seeing
  4. minding
Verb
  • The classic button-up is a nondescript garment, so you’d be forgiven for not noticing, but women’s shirting has undergone a seismic shift.
    — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • Investigators identified Gavrilys and four other suspects after noticing a pattern in the burglaries.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of noticing
Verb
  • The guy in a bar in Houston who, when the cameras found Tom Cruise in the stands watching the USA vs Paraguay, stood and applauded.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • This, combined with the sheer horror of many of the crimes committed against the Bowdens, generates a tension in the viewer that makes the unease a young Antosca felt watching the 1962 film feel tame by comparison.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of watching
Verb
  • And that is while seeing a player as precociously gifted as Yamal fast-tracked into the senior squad, a European champion and now a world champion who only turned 19 last week.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Cyclospora cases typically increase in summer, but many states are seeing elevated levels.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • Each member of the band had their moment to shine while the crowd danced on the soggy earth, not minding the conditions one bit.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Named the SpiderCam, the prototype from Northwestern University replicates the manner in which the spiders' eyes allow the creatures to gauge distances before making a surprise sideways jump at some unsuspecting victim minding its own business.
    — Shirl Leigh June 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2026
Definition of minding
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