scouting

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UK, US/ˈskaʊtɪŋ/

noun

The act of one who scouts.

Similar
exploratory surveyreconnoiteringreconnoitring
Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

scouting1

nounscouting (countable and uncountable, plural scoutings)

plural scoutings · alternative Scouting

  1. countableuncountableThe act of one who scouts.

    Careful scoutings by the State Department of Agriculture and Markets were made in 1935, to determine the limits of invasion[…]

    1935, State Publication, numbers 136-145, page 73
  2. countableuncountableThe Scout Movement.
  3. countableuncountableThe activities of boy scouts and girl scouts.
verb

alternative Scouting

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scout

Scouting2

nounScouting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of scouting.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexploring in order to gain information

Similar
exploratory surveyreconnoiteringreconnoitring
Broader
reconnaissancereconnaissance mission

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan escoltisme, escoltisme
  • escoltismeact of one who scouts
  • escoltismethe Scouting movement
Czech skauting
  • skautingthe Scouting movement
Dutch scouting, scouting
  • scoutingact of one who scouts
  • scoutingthe Scouting movement
Esperanto skoltismo
  • skoltismothe Scouting movement
Finnish partiolaisuus, partio
  • partiolaisuusact of one who scouts
  • partioactivities of boy scouts and girl scouts
  • partiotoimintaactivities of boy scouts and girl scouts
  • partioliikethe Scouting movement
French scoutisme
  • scoutismethe Scouting movement
German Pfadfinderbewegung
  • Pfadfinderbewegungthe Scouting movement
Greek προσκοπισμός
  • προσκοπισμός (proskopismós)the Scouting movement
Hebrew גישוש, צופיות
  • גישוש (gishúsh)act of one who scouts
  • צופיות (tsofiyút)activities of boy scouts and girl scouts
  • תנועת הצופים (tnuát hatsofím)the Scouting movement
Hindi स्काउटिंग, बालचर
  • स्काउटिंग (skāuṭiṅg)the Scouting movement
  • बालचर (bālcar)the Scouting movement
Hungarian cserkészet
  • cserkészetthe Scouting movement
Italian esplorazione, scautismo
  • esplorazioneact of one who scouts
  • scautismoactivities of boy scouts and girl scouts
  • scautismothe Scouting movement
Japanese スカウティング
  • スカウティング (sukautingu)the Scouting movement
Korean 스카우팅
  • 스카우팅 (seukauting)the Scouting movement
Polish skauting, skauting
  • skautingact of one who scouts
  • skautingactivities of boy scouts and girl scouts
  • skautingthe Scouting movement
Portuguese reconhecimento, escotismo
  • reconhecimentoact of one who scouts
  • escotismoactivities of boy scouts and girl scouts
  • escotismothe Scouting movement
Punjabi ਸਕਾਊਟਿੰਗ
  • ਸਕਾਊਟਿੰਗ (sakāūṭiṅg)the Scouting movement
Russian разве́дка, рекогносциро́вка
  • разве́дка (razvédka)act of one who scouts
  • рекогносциро́вка (rekognosciróvka)act of one who scouts
  • ска́утинг (skáuting)activities of boy scouts and girl scouts
  • ска́утство (skáutstvo)activities of boy scouts and girl scouts
Spanish scouting, escultismo
  • scoutingact of one who scouts
  • escultismothe Scouting movement
  • scoutismothe Scouting movement
  • escoutismothe Scouting movement
Turkish izcilik
  • izcilikact of one who scouts
Ukrainian ро́звідка, розві́дка
  • ро́звідка (rózvidka)act of one who scouts
  • розві́дка (rozvídka)act of one who scouts
  • рекогносциро́вка (rekohnoscyróvka)act of one who scouts
  • ска́утінґ (skáuting)activities of boy scouts and girl scouts
  • ска́утство (skáutstvo)activities of boy scouts and girl scouts
Welsh sgowtio
  • sgowtioact of one who scouts

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

scouting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scouting

MLA

“scouting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scouting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scouting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scouting.

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