scan
verb (used with object)
to glance at or over or read hastily.
is scanning
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present progressiveof scan (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Isla Fisher’s character is asked in “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” by a friend who is scanning her job qualifications.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
One thing Platt said he’s careful about is scanning each bird to ensure that those being sold are not among Lakeland’s mated pairs.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2020
One middle-aged woman, dressed in black, is scanning the horizon anxiously, shading her eyes.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2017
Among the brain regions that Knickmeyer is scanning, the amygdala and prefrontal cortex hold her highest interest; both have been affected by microbiota manipulations in rodent models.
From Nature ● Oct. 13, 2015
He is scanning the approach to the towers, measuring the walls both from their foundation to the top.
From The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. by Euripides
