spotting (root: spot)

Noun spotting has 2 senses

• spotting(n = noun.act) maculation, staining - the act of spotting or staining something;
is a kind of dirtying, soiling, soilure
Derived form verb spot₄

• spotting(n = noun.act) catching, detection, espial, spying - the act of detecting something; catching sight of something;
is a kind of discovery, find, uncovering
Derived form verb spot₁