"prospecting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prospectings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prospecting (plural prospectings)
  1. The act of one who prospects.
    Sense id: en-prospecting-en-noun-vzemjR7E

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} prospecting
  1. present participle and gerund of prospect Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: prospect
    Sense id: en-prospecting-en-verb-bBETReFO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

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