scatting

present participle of scat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatting
Verb
  • The group’s members respond in kind, crooning the song’s longing lyrics in Korean at Minogue as the studio audience lose it and their other four bandmates, and J Balvin, look on with big smiles from chairs just offstage.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Intoxicated by the attention—and the presence of the wannabe tragedienne Gloria (a sinuous, Kurt Weill–crooning Greta Lee)—Saxberger nevertheless must reckon with the authenticity of this newfound circle of aspirants.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • According to the police report, Gibson acknowledged that his dogs were responsible and admitted there had been ongoing issues with them escaping the property.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some New Yorkers have complained that locking the passageways between train cars might prevent them from escaping to another part of the train during an emergency.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It can be used for a number of emergency situations, like getting out of a car that’s submerged in water, or escaping a vehicle fire.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Footage that has been widely circulated on social media apparently shows Crawford getting out of a car at gunpoint during a traffic stop.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Expect to marvel at saddles blanketed in blueberries and multi-hued wildflowers, marmots trilling their warnings, ibex perched on rocky spines, and neon critters that wiggle and hop underfoot.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Funke, her voice quavering throughout, recounted the events of the previous night.
    Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Her voice quavering with emotion, Pawol talked about getting the news during a Wednesday conference call with director of umpire development Rich Rieker and vice president of umpire operations Matt McKendry.
    Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Mike McDaniel’s Dolphins offense was humming early Sunday; the Dolphins took a 17-0 first half lead and Darren Waller caught all five passes thrown to him for 78 yards and a touchdown.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The set is humming with energy, but Morman stays locked in, switching seamlessly from host to producer, moving with the rhythm of someone who’s been in this position a thousand times before.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Warrants in Texas have been issued for the absconding Democrats arrest.
    Jim Talamonti, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
  • In early-1970s Framingham, Massachusetts, taciturn family man James (Josh O’Connor) makes the rash, largely inscrutable decision to orchestrate a heist at the local art museum, absconding with a selection of modern paintings—without much of a plan.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has deployed troops in American cities, issued (and changed) widespread tariffs and stirred many a controversy in the name of trolling his political opponents.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • New York — Swatch, the Swiss watchmaker, is trolling the 39% tariffs that the United States placed on its home country by selling a watch that flips the location of the 3 and 9 numerals.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Scatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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