SCATTING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

scatting

verb

present participle of scat

as in crooning

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as in escaping

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In a profoundly prolific decade, Texas singer-songwriter Charley Crockett has refined a soulful country purview, crooning sweetly about love and perseverance in misfortune and yielding rave reviews and Grammy nominations.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Iglesias’s rico suave, international-playboy crooning style found its perfect counterpart in Parton’s fiery vocals.

— Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of crooning

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This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaping

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Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm Campground This trail almost entirely follows the coast for 7 miles, with a soundtrack of lapping waves, trilling loons, and the occasional outboard motor.

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
In a now-viral clip, Carpenter overheard someone from the crowd trilling during her set for Weekend 1 and asked if the audience member was yodeling.

— Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of trilling

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Most employers file complaints against absconding workers that expose them to detention or deportation, and undocumented workers cannot leave Jordan until fines for overstaying residency permits are paid, Grüneisl said.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
Cloth has faced several suits from investors who accused him of absconding with their money.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 July 2026

Definition of absconding

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His team began clearing out an informal dump site, eventually transforming it into a community garden.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
The Call Her Daddy host, who is pregnant with her first child, has been clearing out other expectant moms' baby registries on social media.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of clearing out

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