scatted

Definition of scattednext
past tense of scat
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Verb
  • Last night, the Knicks barely escaped over the 76ers, and the Spurs blew out the Timberwolves.
    David Troy, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • In another case, a female monkey escaped her cage due to a welding failure, according to the inspection report.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
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
Verb
  • To the right hummed Interstate 190; beyond the highway, the Niagara River; beyond the river, Canada.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Others gathered in clusters of desks, showing their artwork to friends as lo-fi music hummed in the background.
    Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Merge Pilates is still lit — bodies folded into expensive discomfort behind glass.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2026
  • Panipat, India — Inside the dusty, dimly lit cotton recycling unit, Rajesh stands beside a shredding machine, feeding white fabric into sharp blades.
    Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Vandals stole the control stick out of an R train in December while it was parked underground in southern Brooklyn, a month after an unknown thief absconded with two-way radios from a specialized work train parked in the Coney Island Yard.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
  • Guthrie and her siblings recorded videos, pleading for news, for help, for a merciful change of heart from whoever had absconded with their mom.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But my mechanics got out of whack.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • Once word got out about the reports in Ohio, so did the obvious fakes.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
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“Scatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatted. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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