scatted

Definition of scattednext
past tense of scat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatted
Verb
  • In one instance, a detainee escaped when there was no staff assigned to watch the perimeter fences.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Vivian smooths any potential strands that may have escaped from her low bun and then brushes up the steep stone steps to the front door.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Marcel In the heat of the afternoon, the Fort Worth blues singer Marcel — as in Brandon Marcel, a close collaborator and backing singer for Leon Bridges — crooned his way through a half-hour set while Bridges swayed and applauded from the side of the stage.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
  • On a cool December evening as raindrops polka-dotted the pavement, longtime street performer Onunze Ubaka, 72, crooned Motown classics to a virtually empty corner off the usually busy Jackson Square in the French Quarter.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The gallery hummed with the ideal number and mix of people—reverent Sherald fans, art students in statement glasses, and little kids rushing up to the massive canvases and screaming in delight.
    Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Generators hummed as families gathered outside campers and horse trailers to share barbecue and beers.
    Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • During the memorial service, Sigler lit four candles at the church, one in memory of each of the students killed in the crash.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Other people lit fireworks, and some were told not to throw objects at police.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • During her performance, Bell trilled through possible name changes for actors.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Guthrie and her siblings recorded videos, pleading for news, for help, for a merciful change of heart from whoever had absconded with their mom.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Three months later, another seven players from the senior national team absconded in the same country.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the crash, Evans continued to drive, got out of the sedan and ran toward a Motel 6, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
    Emerson Clarridge Updated March 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The witnesses refused, got out of the car and flagged down police officers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Scatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatted. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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