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Descrying

Descry \De*scry"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Descried; p. pr. & vb. n. Descrying.] [OE. descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from the proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF. descrier to proclaim, cry down, decry, F. d['e]crier. The word was confused somewhat with OF. descriven, E. describe, OF. descrivre, from L. describere. See Decry.]

  1. To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover.

    And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel.
    --Judg. i. 23.

    Edmund, I think, is gone . . . to descry The strength o' the enemy.
    --Shak.

    And now their way to earth they had descried.
    --Milton.

  2. To discover; to disclose; to reveal. [R.]

    His purple robe he had thrown aside, lest it should descry him.
    --Milton.

    Syn: To see; behold; espy; discover; discern.

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descrying

vb. (present participle of descry English)

Usage examples of "descrying".

I have just been descrying Kadiya, and the vision of her bitter remorse pierced me to the heart.

At least two of his acolytes were needed as adjunct sources of mental energy if he was to be able to scan the sea over long distances, descrying the enemy vessels in pursuit.

Voices have permission from me to use the talismans in descrying and overhearing certain events taking place around the world.

When she was not descrying, she would be able to perform certain other actions from time to time that might aid them in their mission.

A few years ago this same plan was adopted by the Bay whalemen of New Zealand, who, upon descrying the game, gave notice to the ready-manned boats nigh the beach.

And Hanuman lifted his finger, and the phantast did indeed cough, and so it went, around the room, Hanuman pointing at people and descrying the moment they would cough, rub their eyes, laugh, dance, frown, speak, or drink from their goblets of wine.

I left the wood, still bearing her in my arms, and re-entered the road, from the desire of descrying, as soon as possible, the coming passenger.