scatted

past tense of scat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatted
Verb
  • So the manager went back to Whitlock for a second inning of work in the eighth and Whitlock nearly escaped before running out of steam.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Staff said the python likely escaped its home and asked for help finding the snake’s owner.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And in 2015, Andy Samberg crooned to a slew of stars about the perils of #PeakTV.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The black-and-white video featured special appearances by his wife Hailey and their son Jack as Bieber crooned.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Offense has largely hummed when Bo Nix is decisive.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Lost in our mind frequency, which hummed loud now like a drone.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each bronze metal cone has a stake that goes into the ground, and features a pretty dragonfly pattern that vividly projects onto the ground when lit.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The match had already been lit; smoke was going up.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The single owner of the facility, Sun Kyou Lee, also known to them as Jesus Lee, had absconded without any forwarding information.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In late May, Abarca’s ex-wife, Alexis Garcia, revealed that her husband had absconded with their then 2-year-old son after an argument and had not been seen for five days.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Eyewitnesses told authorities Sanford got out of his truck shooting at members with an assault rifle then set off an inferno as terrified members rushed to get everyone out of the building.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The 49ers got out to a 14-0 lead in the first half and led 17-7 at halftime on Thursday thanks to some big production from wideout Kendrick Bourne.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In August, Everyone Hates Elon trolled Vice President JD Vance during his family's trip to the Cotswolds.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In a video from the post-game celebration, TCU senior safety Bud Clark trolled the rookie college football coach — and his off-the-field partner, Jordon Hudson.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Scatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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