scatted

verb

past tense of scat
1
as in warbled

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2
as in escaped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatted
  1. warbled
  2. escaped
  3. crooned
  4. lit
  5. hummed
  6. absconded
  7. trilled
  8. got out
Verb
  • Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Definition of warbled
Verb
  • Denis Bouanga scored late in the second half and Los Angeles FC escaped with a 1-1 draw after trailing the Portland Timbers for 75 minutes on Saturday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Their study analyzed more than 2 million chat messages and identified examples involving grooming, sexualization of minors, bullying, violence and sensitive information sharing that escaped moderation.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • Nat King Cole crooned about its kicks in a 1946 hit song.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Adam Sandler crooned it in the 2006 Click, as the soundtrack to his first kiss with Kate Beckinsale.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of crooned
Verb
  • Pause until the fire is lit, and the kettle in the kitchen has long since clicked off.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In return, the loft homeowners’ association has committed to fund ongoing maintenance and to keep the sign lit for 10 years.
    — Rashad Alexander August 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of lit
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  • The bleachers were packed, and for the first time all day the air hummed with genuine enthusiasm.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • As the tattoo machine hummed across her leg, Savanna Georges watched another chapter of her faith take shape in ink.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hummed
Verb
  • This after a pursuit for $10M that Lucky’s ex-husband/Priscilla’s son absconded with (and which Lucky and her papa had access to in the end).
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ciampa absconded one of the spiked hockey pucks and made Jericho bleed.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of absconded
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  • This was a funhouse reality, in which children were lost and predators roamed, but through which white harts leapt through shafts of sunlight, songbirds trilled, and where honey and berries and acorns might be foraged for free.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Femme tunes trilled in the background.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Definition of trilled
Verb
  • Adames also committed an error on a routine grounder in the bottom of the seventh that could’ve spelled disaster, but Houser got out of the inning unscathed.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • When Bowie got out of the vehicle, with the inert gun and explosive, she was arrested by the FBI.
    — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of got out
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“Scatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatted. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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