Learn English – Word for seeing someone’s moment of realization

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Mr. A told me two months ago that he did not do something. Mr. A told Mr. B today that he did do it, and I was in the room. I saw in Mr. A’s eyes the moment he realized that he had, in effect, just admitted that he had lied to me. It was a moment of realization lasting only a split second.

What do you call the act of seeing a moment of realization in someone's eyes?

Best Answer

There are many ways you could describe this, but I don't know if there is a single verb that fits your bill:

  • You saw his tell.

  • His eyes betrayed him.