scouting

American  

[skou-ting] / ˈskaʊ tɪŋ /

noun

1. an act or instance of reconnoitering; reconnaissance.

2. the activities of a scout or scouts.

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

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scouting 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

See Examples For:

scouting

Sources close to Real say key negotiators Jose Angel and Juni Calafat have been scouting Diomande for about five years, but were not reactive to Diomande's World Cup performances.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

What are your ways of scouting out bands you want to take a chance on when booking the festival?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

“Bo was definitely our main target coming into the day,” Dodgers amateur scouting director Zach Fitzpatrick said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

And you can have a scouting report on England's potential last-16 opponent written before breakfast.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The dark corridor behind it led, as they knew from their careful scouting trips, into an empty theater.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Related Words

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