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prospectin'

prospectin' is the pronunciation spelling of prospecting.

Meaning of prospecting

Noun

prospecting (plural prospectings)

  1. The act of one who prospects.
    • He declared that the country was an intellectual desert; that he was famishing for spiritual aliment, and for discourse on matters beyond mere nuggets, prospectings, and the price of gold.1858, William Howitt, Land, Labour, and Gold; Or, Two Years in Victoria, page 54

Questions about prospectin'

What is prospectin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Prospectin' is the pronunciation spelling of prospecting.

Words near prospectin' in the dictionary

  1. prosp'rous
  2. Prospaltian
  3. prospect
  4. Prospect Vale
  5. prospected
  6. prospectin'
  7. prospecting
  8. prospectings
  9. prospection
  10. prospections
  11. prospective

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