scouting

noun

scout·​ing ˈskau̇-tiŋ 

1

: the action of one that scouts

2

often capitalized : the activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth directed to developing character, citizenship, and individual skills

Examples of scouting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then came the departures of senior personnel executive David Shaw, and Mark Thewes, and, most recently, longtime director of college scouting Brian Stark. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 May 2025

This is the Daniel Schneemann scouting report this old scout filed on these pages last June. —Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

Yet Pryce finds a career resurgence thanks to scouting (and coaching and caddying for) a 17-year-old golf phenom (Peter Dager). —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 May 2025

But after an early scouting trip, Kilik's line production team discovered that the building's interior was crawling with asbestos that would require a million dollars to remove. —CBS News, 2 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for scouting

• doubting
• flouting
• grouting
• outing
• pouting
• routing
• shouting
• spouting
• sprouting
• touting

Kids Definition

scouting

noun

scout·​ing ˈskau̇t-iŋ 

1

: the action of one that scouts

2

often capitalized : the activities of the various Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups