scatting

Definition of scattingnext
present participle of scat
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Verb
  • Keepin' Country Cool (April 22) Much like Kahan is letting fans into his behind-the-scenes life earlier in the month, on April 22 musician Lainey Wilson is leading a documentary about her brand of country crooning.
    Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news of the war — against Hitler, against Japan — keeps sizzling and crackling across the dial.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Together, these mechanisms prevent the battery’s active materials from degrading or from escaping across the membrane, thereby ensuring long-term stability.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Prosecutors have charged the 26-year-old Talley with murder, attempted murder and escaping from police, among other charges.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The footage opens with Jason Sudeikis' title character getting out of bed, before panning to glimpses of other main players in the crew — including Hannah Waddingham's Rebecca Welton, Juno Temple's Keeley Jones and Brett Goldstein's Roy Kent.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Paulemon is accused of getting out of the car while armed with a handgun.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 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
  • When Guevara Olivas finished her orientation speech last week on the 15th floor, the room was packed and humming with conversation in multiple languages.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The yoga platform looking out over the Himalayan range through lofty pines gives a fresh resonance to the concept of a mountain pose asana and to bhramari, honey-bee breathing exercises taken with the actual insect community humming vibrantly around the ears.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Slim Shady, her roughly 70-pound, 22-year-old sulcata tortoise, farts loudly, sometimes knocks her down and has forced her to find him after absconding in her North Highlands neighborhood when her front gate was left open.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Stokes seems to enjoy trolling the media and public a bit, too.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Her third album, Sheezus (2014), saw her trolling her fellow music artists, including rapper Kanye West (Sheezus is a riff on his Yeezus).
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Scatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatting. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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