spotting

(noun) the act of spotting or staining something. Synonyms: staining, maculation.

(noun) the act of detecting something; catching sight of something. Synonyms: detection, catching, espial, spying.

(verb) catch sight of. Synonyms: descry, spot, espy, spy.

(verb) detect with the senses. Synonyms: spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart. Examples: "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards." "I can't make out the faces in this photograph."

(verb) mar or impair with a flaw. Synonyms: blemish, spot. Example: "Her face was blemished."

(verb) make a spot or mark onto. Synonyms: spot, fleck, blob, blot. Example: "The wine spotted the tablecloth."

(verb) become spotted. Synonyms: spot. Example: "This dress spots quickly."

(verb) mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition. Synonyms: spot. Example: "Spot the areas that one should clearly identify."