scatting

verb

Definition of scattingnext
present participle of scat
1
as in crooning

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2
as in escaping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatting
  1. escaping
  2. humming
  3. absconding
  4. harmonizing
Verb
  • Their family was on the run, escaping the mortar fire that drove them from their home in Hari Fara, one of the last refuges for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority.
    Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The 1922 version's climax is more focused on Knock escaping and being hunted by the townsfolk because he's scapegoated for the plague.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • The tight coverage, paired with a humming pass rush, bothered Love, who had entered the game on a hot streak.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • But innovation has been humming along and the new year is likely to bring a fresh round of drug approvals and launches that could push stocks higher, analysts say.
    Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of humming
Verb
  • In this unregulated space, however, horror stories abound of coaches and team owners breaking promises and absconding with players’ money, including in Etienne’s league.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The key moment in the film is a montage of the lovers absconding to Chris’s Malibu getaway for a trip that’s ridiculously, car-commercial lush.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of absconding
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  • Big Star itself has become a readymade part of rock’s usable past—but only as a caricature, a band harmonizing on nostalgic love songs.
    Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Emphasizing empathy and fostering transparent communication is crucial to harmonizing well-being with productivity.
    Forbes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of harmonizing
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