scouting

1 of 2

noun

scout·​ing ˈskau̇-tiŋ 

1

: the action of one that scouts

2

often Scouting : the activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth directed to developing character, citizenship, and individual skills

scouting

2 of 2

present participle of scout entry 1, scout entry 3

Examples of scouting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Whether in the quick turnaround of halftime or an offseason of schematic self-scouting. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

While Pebley had no previous executive experience, Andonian has spent over 10 years working in basketball operations, scouting, player personnel and talent evaluation across the NBA and NBA G League. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

The war chest is unusually large this deep into the signing period because the Yankees had several agreements, made under previous international scouting director Donny Rowland, fall through following his dismissal. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Hoyos, a longtime friend of the Messi family, last January had his role expanded from director of player development and methodology of the second team to being directly involved in scouting and roster construction of the first team. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for scouting

• doubting
• flouting
• grouting
• outing
• pouting
• routing
• shouting
• spouting
• sprouting
• touting

Kids Definition

scouting

noun

scout·​ing ˈskau̇t-iŋ 

1

: the action of one that scouts

2

often capitalized : the activities of the various Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups