Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of seeing, watching, or examining.
- noun The act or an instance of watching a movie or television.
- noun A gathering of people in the presence of the body of a deceased person as an act of remembrance and consolation prior to burial or cremation.
- adjective Engaged in watching a movie or television.
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- verb Present participle of
view . - noun An instance of viewing something.
- noun A
wake .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
- noun the display of a motion picture
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Examples
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My third question for Mika: Do you feel that mothers should offer their daughters guidance in viewing sex as a positive experience?
Stanton Peele: Three Questions About Child Rearing for Mika Brzezinski Stanton Peele 2010
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My viewing is always random episodes depending on where I am when its playing, so I guess the main link through plot lines are somewhat lost upon me.
Wired and Wretched « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2009
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My third question for Mika: Do you feel that mothers should offer their daughters guidance in viewing sex as a positive experience?
Stanton Peele: Three Questions About Child Rearing for Mika Brzezinski Stanton Peele 2010
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My third question for Mika: Do you feel that mothers should offer their daughters guidance in viewing sex as a positive experience?
Stanton Peele: Three Questions About Child Rearing for Mika Brzezinski Stanton Peele 2010
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My third question for Mika: Do you feel that mothers should offer their daughters guidance in viewing sex as a positive experience?
Stanton Peele: Three Questions About Child Rearing for Mika Brzezinski Stanton Peele 2010
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While they will technically hold your iPad in viewing range you are guaranteed to knock it over and have it whack whatever is behind it the first time you try it.
DIY iPad Stands For Six Bucks Or Less | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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… Speed Channel got a 59% jump in viewing households — to 1.72 million — for Danica Patrick's stock-car racing debut in the ARCA Racing Series Saturday.
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Her second viewing is this Saturday, May 22 — and [...]
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Slowly drag the slider to the right, and the web site will fade into view enough for you to be able to tell whether what you are viewing is safe for work or not.
Variably Safe For Work Previews Questionable Links | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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My third question for Mika: Do you feel that mothers should offer their daughters guidance in viewing sex as a positive experience?
Stanton Peele: Three Questions About Child Rearing for Mika Brzezinski Stanton Peele 2010
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