Anagrams of: WATCHDOGGING

• a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste

• a dog trained to guard property

• either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm

• the act of observing; taking a patient look

• a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

• An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.

• To chat, to gossip.

• a wad of something chewable as tobacco

• chew without swallowing

• To eat.

• To call a discarded tile to produce a chow.

• the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

• warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

• a small portable timepiece

• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

• look attentively

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• see or watch

• observe with attention

• be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

• observe or determine by looking

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort