scouting

American  

[skou-ting] / ˈskaʊ tɪŋ /

noun

1. an act or instance of reconnoitering; reconnaissance.

2. the activities of a scout or scouts. scout.

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

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ˈScouting British  

/ ˈskaʊtɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the activities, programmes, principles, etc, of the Scout Association

   2. ( as modifier )

      the international Scouting movement

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Other Word Forms

• scoutingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of scouting

First recorded in 1635–45; scout ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

It’s already cheaper and faster to develop new medicines in China, and many U.S. companies are scouting for drugs there.

From The Wall Street Journal

Venditti started out making documentary films and scouting for fashion models in such places as Appalachia.

From The Wall Street Journal

After scouting various vantage points I settled in the valley and awaited the cars.

From BBC

Together they would go on intel-gathering missions, talking to village leaders, scouting unfamiliar terrain and observing the Taliban from hilltops, where Sodais interpreted their radio transmissions for Sullivan in real time.

From Los Angeles Times

While scouting locations in “the outskirts of London,” Lanthimos took Price’s idea one step further.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• aloof
• arrogant
• averse
• contemptuous
• derisive
• haughty
• unsympathetic