scouting
[ skou-ting ]
/ ˈskaʊ tɪŋ /
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM scouting
scout·ing·ly, adverbWords 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
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Origin of scout
1
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
2
1595–1605; perhaps < Old Norse
skūta, skūt abuse, angry words. See
shout
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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
verb
Derived forms of scout
scouter, nounWord 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).