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
  • The song picks up a locomotive rhythm, as if the only way to reflect on those scenes is with the momentum of having escaped them.
    — Amanda Wicks, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026
  • Wacha also escaped trouble by stranding two runners in the sixth.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 July 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
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  • Practically every room is lit by floor-to-ceiling windows or wide, open glass doors.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This almost iridescent highlighter is a great example of how to use shimmer for a lit-from-within, ethereal glow.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Definition of lit
Verb
  • The town's only hospital hummed with ambulances, burial teams and a steady stream of patients.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • DeChambeau hummed and whistled and messed with the 15 or so reporters still waiting him out.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of hummed
Verb
  • Over a ten-day period in August 2021, tanker trucks absconded with more than 230,000 gallons of fuel, according to the supplier’s court filings.
    — Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Over a 10-day period in August 2021, tanker trucks absconded with more than 230,000 gallons of fuel, according to the supplier’s court filings.
    — Brian Slodysko, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of absconded
Verb
  • Femme tunes trilled in the background.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.
    — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Definition of trilled
Verb
  • Harris then got out of the car and pinned Hicks down by the arms, the defense’s filing states.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • But Bootsy got out early, opting to put drugs and alcohol down in the 1980s with the help of his wife Patti.
    — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of got out
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