scatter
verb (used with object)
to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals.
are scattering
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present progressiveof scatter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now that the series is over, the Lions players are scattering this way and that.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
Global central banks are scattering again, propelling a resurgent U.S. dollar to its highest in almost two years against China's yuan and back through parity against the euro.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2022
It’s all because “the way the particles are scattering the light from the sun that gives us the distribution of color in the sky.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
Fallon’s dress is black and white again, which Ms. Markworth-Pollack calls one of her “Easter eggs for the die-hards,” little surprises that she and the creators are scattering to please fans.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2017
Already the sudden storm is passing, and its fierceness is abating; crowds are scattering homeward, and the sky is beginning to redden over the Yorkshire wolds.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
