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scattering

/ˈskætəɹɪŋ/noun3 syllables

Scattering means: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby.

Synonyms for scattering5

noun, as in a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

sprinkle, sprinkling

noun, as in the act of scattering

scatter, strewing

noun, as in a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

sprinkling

noun, as in spreading widely or driving off

dispersion

What does scattering mean?5

noun

1

a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

2

the act of scattering

3

a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly“the first scatterings of green”

4

spreading widely or driving off

5

the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scattering?2

three syllables

flatteringshattering
Show 21 near rhymes
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Scattering in a sentence

  • He unmade the bed, scattering the pillows and sheets.Amastan
  • As usual the peasants are busy scattering grain seeds.unknown
  • The farmer is scattering seeds over the field.unknown
  • The farmers were scattering seed on the fields.unknown
  • The sky is blue because of the scattering of sunlight in the atmosphere.shekitten
  • Yuri was scattering chip crumbs on the bed.Amastan
  • In her panic, Anna knocked over a stack of papers on her desk, scattering them across the floor.Amastan
  • Mary asked Tom why the sky is blue, and he told her about Rayleigh scattering of sunlight.AlanF_US

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Forms of scattering

as a noun

plural
scatterings