eyeballing
present participle ofeyeball
eyeball
verb[T]
informaluk/ˈaɪ.bɔːl/us/ˈaɪ.bɑːl/tolookcloselyat someone:
He eyeballed meacrossthebar.
Synonym
eye
Using the eyes
- accommodate
- accommodation
- all eyes are onsomeone/somethingidiom
- astigmatic
- beholder
- butcher
- corner
- fix
- gaze
- glare
- glass
- lookout
- perceive
- scope
- seesomethingwithyourown eyesidiom
- seeing is believingidiom
- shoot a glance atsomeoneidiom
- spot
- stand oversomeone
- tab
Examplesofeyeballing
eyeballing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Inferences to hypotheses were sometimes made informally byeyeballing; sometimes, more formally, by critical ratios.
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Similarly, the people who sit behind bank counters are not especially good ateyeballingpotentially fraudulent benefit claimants.
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We have seen theeyeballingtechniques, fraternising with the accused and now the substitution of bogus jurors for people who simply do not want to turn up.
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Eyeballingis the most common and readily available method of initial data assessment.
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