scouting

[ skou-ting ]

/ ˈskaʊ tɪŋ /

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noun

an act or instance of reconnoitering; reconnaissance.

the activities of a scout or scouts.

(often initial capital letter) the program of activities of the Boy Scouts or the Girl Scouts.

Origin of scouting

First recorded in 1635–45; scout¹ + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM scouting

scout·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby scouting

scout leader, scoutcraft, scouter, scouth, scouthood, scouting, scoutmaster, scow, scowl, scowler, scozza

Definition for scouting (2 of 3)

scout ¹

[ skout ]

/ skaʊt /

noun

a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.

a person sent out to obtain information.

Sports.

a person who observes and reports on the techniques, players, etc., of opposing teams.
a person sent out by a team to observe and recommend new talent for recruitment.

a talent scout, as in the entertainment field.

an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc.

(sometimes initial capital letter) a Boy Scout or Girl Scout.

Informal. a person: He's a good scout.

a man acting as servant to a student at Oxford University.

verb (used without object)

to act as a scout; reconnoiter.

to make a search; hunt.

to work as a talent scout.

verb (used with object)

to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information; reconnoiter: to scout the enemy's defenses.

to seek; search for (usually followed by out or up): to scout up a date for Friday night.

to find by seeking, searching, or looking (usually followed by out or up): Scout out a good book for me to read.

Origin of scout

1300–50; (v.) Middle English skowten < Old French escouter, escolter, ascolter (French écouter to listen) < Late Latin ascultāre, Latin auscultāre to listen; see auscultate; (noun) < Middle French escoute, derivative of escouter

Definition for scouting (3 of 3)

scout ²

[ skout ]

/ skaʊt /

verb (used with object)

to treat with scorn; dismiss.

to make fun of; deride; mock.

verb (used without object)

to scoff; jeer.

Origin of scout

1595–1605; perhaps < Old Norse skūta, skūt abuse, angry words. See shout

Example sentences from the Web for scouting

The couple apparently visited the royal chateau in January when they were scouting locations for the big day.

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As frustration mounts within the Scouting world, a negative PR snowball builds.

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And what does the street-style photographer like best about scouting out fashion?

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“It reinforces how deeply people care about scouting and how passionate they are about the organization,” the statement said.

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I have a few ideas [for his replacement] but they are very remote, so it depends how intensely they are scouting.

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Acting on this reliable information Washington at once dispatched a scouting party in pursuit.

Colonel Washington |Archer Butler Hulbert
Joan and I decided we'd do some scouting before we came back; see what was happening over the rest of the world.

Slaves of Mercury |Nat Schachner
A scouting party was sent to find out whether the crossing from one river to the other could be made.

Stories of American Life and Adventure |Edward Eggleston
Neither he nor Peterson had been scouting lately, and he had no means of discovering their intentions.

The Frontier Angel |Edward S. Ellis
Their scouting parties reported no enemy at the Wilmington road crossing.

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British Dictionary definitions for scouting (1 of 4)

Scouting

/ (ˈskaʊtɪŋ) /

noun

the activities, programmes, principles, etc, of the Scout Association
(as modifier)the international Scouting movement

British Dictionary definitions for scouting (2 of 4)

Scout

/ (skaʊt) /

noun

(sometimes not capital) a boy or (in some countries) a girl who is a member of a worldwide movement (the Scout Association) founded as the Boy Scouts in England in 1908 by Lord Baden-Powell with the aim of developing character and responsibility See also Air Scout, Girl Scout, Guide, Sea Scout, Venture Scout

British Dictionary definitions for scouting (3 of 4)

scout ¹

/ (skaʊt) /

noun

a person, ship, or aircraft sent out to gain information

military a person or unit despatched to reconnoitre the position of the enemy

sport a person employed by a club to seek new players

the act or an instance of scouting

(esp at Oxford University) a college servant Compare gyp 3

obsolete (in Britain) a patrolman of a motoring organization

informal a fellow or companion

verb

to examine or observe (anything) in order to obtain information

(tr; sometimes foll by out or up) to seek

(intr) to act as a scout for a sports club

(intr; foll by about or around) to go in search (for)

Derived forms of scout

scouter, noun

Word Origin for scout

C14: from Old French ascouter to listen to, from Latin auscultāre to auscultate

British Dictionary definitions for scouting (4 of 4)

scout ²

/ (skaʊt) /

verb

archaic to reject (a person or thing) with contempt

Word Origin for scout

C17: from Old Norse skūta derision

Idioms and Phrases with scouting

scout

see good egg (scout).

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