1. scanning - Noun
2. scanning - Verb
Derived from scan
of Scan
Source: Webster's dictionaryIf you had paid any attention, instead of just scanning for places you can display your sparkling wit, you might have noticed that I use this forum in much the same way firemen use fire to fight fire. But, since you ask, I can shut it down for you. John Byrne
When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you're done, you have to step back and look at the forest. Stephen King
We also have the option of scanning in an image from outside the computer... a photo, or a sketch done with traditional tools; and we can then paint, manipulate, process, change, and further develop the image within the computer, watching our progress on the monitor. Buffy Sainte-Marie
Long time has Thetis been scanning every corner with silent glance. Statius
I tried to shake some water off. "I got a message from Angel,"i said, scanning the tunnel."She says there's massive danger down here, something too big for us to fix or deal with." "So of course you immediately came down. James Patterson
My attitude was always to keep open, to keep scanning. I think that's how things work in nature. Many people are close-minded, rigid, and that's not my inclination. Jonas Salk