how to pronounce spying

/ˈspaɪɪŋ/

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spying is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of spying in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… got all her prostitutes spying on German …”

meanings of spying

verb:

Present participle of spy.

noun:

Espionage.

spying frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word spying occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.