eyeballing
noun, verb
eyeballing is spelled E-Y-E-B-A-L-L-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eyeballing means “An act of staring or ogling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eyeballing is eyeballings.
How many letters and syllables are in eyeballing?
| Letters | 10: E-Y-E-B-A-L-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is eyeballing?
Eyeballing appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of eyeballing
- eyeballings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eyeballing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of staring or ogling.
- 2
The practice of pouring vodka through the eye socket, falsely claimed to increase the rate of alcohol absorption.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of eyeball
"Another term was 'eyeballing,' which meant viewing and gandering around, such as 'eyeballing into Napels.'"
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eyeballing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense staring:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.