plotting
nounUK /ˈplɒtɪŋ/
US /ˈplɑːtɪŋ/
The act of secretly making a plan to do something bad.
The guards discovered the prisoners' plotting to escape.
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2. The act of marking points or drawing lines on a graph or map.
The plotting of the ship's course took several hours.
3. The process of marking out a piece of land or a route.
Surveyors began the plotting of the new road last week.
4. The development of the events in a story, play, or film.
The novel's plotting is clever and full of surprises.