scatting

Definition of scattingnext
present participle of scat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatting
Verb
  • What’s more, he is seen and heard crooning more than his costar in the film Kelly Rowland, who was one third of the legendary girl group Destiny’s Child, and has had a successful solo career since.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Tammy Wynette and George Jones may have gotten a D-I-V-O-R-C-E, but the crooning duo had a hard time severing ties for good.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But a previous owner of the injection well noted in a report to the state that the well was missing a layer of cement that would help prevent the wastewater from escaping at shallow depths, where most drinking water sources exist, Plummer wrote in an email to oil division colleagues.
    Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
  • So much for escaping the bubble.
    The Editors, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Additionally, aim to pinpoint the areas (like getting out the door or bedtime) where conflicts tend to arise.
    Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
  • If expectations aren’t met, getting out of a president of baseball operations’ contract shouldn’t be overly difficult.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The governor, Tim Walz, defeated for the Vice Presidency, gets on TV, his voice quavering, saying the right things, speaking the truth, and advising courage.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The combination of quavering flutes and solemn, unfamiliar corridors is disquieting.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The Canadian engine at best-on-best just kept on humming Thursday.
    Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Her Sunnyside restaurant feels like a celebration of cultures, flowing with fruit-forward cocktails, as tables share stews like the red lentil misir humming with heat and warmed with cardamom and cloves.
    Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Their legendary match at 'Money in the Bank' in 2011, which saw Punk defeat Cena for the WWE Championship before absconding with the title, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Premium Live Event endings ever.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Authorities booked Smith in the Greene County jail on a warrant for absconding parole while the homicide investigation continues, the release states.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Long trolling Trump in what many view as the lead-up to a 2028 White House bid by the two-term Democrat, Newsom’s missive comes in all caps and with the over-the-top self-aggrandizement that is common to POTUS himself — which is often the point.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Tony Romo got a little prophetic while trolling Swifties in 2023.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Scatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatting. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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