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

These were the sort of finishes Newcastle's scouting team had seen plenty of, having tried to sign Ekitike, 23, on three separate occasions - including last summer.

From BBC

There are so many Chesney sightings at high schools around Southern California, you have to wonder if he’s also scouting for a new house, but that’s probably left to his wife.

From Los Angeles Times

Snead is a scouting and player personnel lifer but also something of a renaissance man.

From Los Angeles Times

Political debate imagines companies constantly scouting the world to find the cheapest factories.

From Barron's

“If you don’t follow the scouting report and take away what they’re good at, they’re going to do what they’re good at. We let that happen a few too many times tonight.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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