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I'm comfortable singing jazz. The only thing I was concerned about is that everybody, even in jazz, has their own style. To me, the queen of doodling was Ella Fitzgerald, and scatting is something I never thought I could do.
Gladys Knight

Meaning of "scatting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCATTING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCATTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scatting is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scatting in English.

WHAT DOES SCATTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scatting

Scat singing

In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. Scat singing is a difficult technique that requires singers with the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms using the voice as an instrument rather than a speaking medium.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCATTING

PRESENT

Present
I scat
you scat
he/she/it scats
we scat
you scat
they scat
Present continuous
I am scatting
you are scatting
he/she/it is scatting
we are scatting
you are scatting
they are scatting
Present perfect
I have scatted
you have scatted
he/she/it has scatted
we have scatted
you have scatted
they have scatted
Present perfect continuous
I have been scatting
you have been scatting
he/she/it has been scatting
we have been scatting
you have been scatting
they have been scatting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I scatted
you scatted
he/she/it scatted
we scatted
you scatted
they scatted
Past continuous
I was scatting
you were scatting
he/she/it was scatting
we were scatting
you were scatting
they were scatting
Past perfect
I had scatted
you had scatted
he/she/it had scatted
we had scatted
you had scatted
they had scatted
Past perfect continuous
I had been scatting
you had been scatting
he/she/it had been scatting
we had been scatting
you had been scatting
they had been scatting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will scat
you will scat
he/she/it will scat
we will scat
you will scat
they will scat
Future continuous
I will be scatting
you will be scatting
he/she/it will be scatting
we will be scatting
you will be scatting
they will be scatting
Future perfect
I will have scatted
you will have scatted
he/she/it will have scatted
we will have scatted
you will have scatted
they will have scatted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scatting
you will have been scatting
he/she/it will have been scatting
we will have been scatting
you will have been scatting
they will have been scatting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would scatting
you would scatting
he/she/it would scatting
we would scatting
you would scatting
they would scatting
Conditional continuous
I would be scatting
you would be scatting
he/she/it would be scatting
we would be scatting
you would be scatting
they would be scatting
Conditional perfect
I would have scatting
you would have scatting
he/she/it would have scatting
we would have scatting
you would have scatting
they would have scatting
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scatting
you would have been scatting
he/she/it would have been scatting
we would have been scatting
you would have been scatting
they would have been scatting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you scat
we let´s scat
you scat
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to scat
Past participle
scatted
Present Participle
scatting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCATTING

scatteration
scatterbrain
scatterbrained
scattered
scattered showers
scatteredly
scatterer
scattergood
scattergram
scattering
scatteringly
scatterling
scattermouch
scattershot
scattery
scattier
scattiest
scattily
scattiness
scatty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCATTING

accounting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
cutting
emitting
fitting
formatting
knitting
letting
permitting
plotting
putting
setting
sitting
splitting
spotting
submitting
transmitting

Synonyms and antonyms of scatting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scatting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCATTING

Find out the translation of scatting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scatting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scatting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scatting
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scatting
570 millions of speakers

English

scatting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scatting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترك مسرعا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

какающих
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scatting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scatting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengimbas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scatting
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スキャット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스캣
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scatting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scatting
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scatting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Scatting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scatting
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

какао
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scatting
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scatting
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scatting
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scatting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scatting

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTING»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scatting

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QUOTES WITH «SCATTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scatting.
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Gladys Knight
I'm comfortable singing jazz. The only thing I was concerned about is that everybody, even in jazz, has their own style. To me, the queen of doodling was Ella Fitzgerald, and scatting is something I never thought I could do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCATTING»

Discover the use of scatting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scatting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance
296 SCATTING The energetic creativity at the Savoy inspired a number of compositions that served to help immortalize the dance hall. These included “ Stompin' at the Savoy,” by Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson, and Andy ...
Aberjhani., Sandra L. West, 2003
2
Sing!: Vocal Technique, Vocal Style
Scatting is vocal improvisation on a tune using nonsensical word syllables. In scatting, a singer can use his or her voice in an instrumental style by imitating the timbre (tone color) of instruments such as the trumpet, saxophone, trombone and  ...
Elisabeth Howard, 2006
3
Listening Subjects: Music, Psychoanalysis, Culture
In the verse, John Lennon sings while accompanying himself on the guitar at the unison.11 This is an adaptation of the jazz technique scatting. In jazz scat song, a voice mimics an instrument; after an instrument has played or a section of a ...
David Schwarz, 1997
4
How to Rap
Artists who create their rhythms first usually use a technique called scatting, based on jazz scat singing. With scatting, you improvise random noises or syllables over a beat, just to work out the rhythmic structure. Tajai, Souls of Mischief ...
Paul Edwards, 2009
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ISMIR 2008: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference ...
The beat tracking delay was defined as the time difference between when an actual tempo was changed and when the system adapted to the tempo change. Two conditions of the five were the ones with and without scatting when ASIMO was ...
Juan Pablo Bello, Elaine Chew, Douglas Turnbull, 2008
6
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
There is yet another denomination of land in the Rental of 1739 ; viz., " mark scatting." It only occurs at Wasbuster and Over Wasbuster, Sandwick. There " 96 mk. scatting p. d. land," 96 marks scatting in a pennyland. Thomas Moar in Merran, ...
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1884
7
Psychosocial Factors in Pain: Critical Perspectives
acute hetpes tostet tash, thete ate no studies that have examined the telationship between the sevetity of the acute tostet tash and the development of scatting. Two studies, howevet, have examined the telationship between scatting and PHN; ...
Robert J. Gatchel, Dennis C. Turk, 1999
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Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and ...
scatting.”“scatting.” Her Her Her Her Her Her HerHer numerous numerous numerous numerous numerous numerous numerousnumerous hit hit hit hit hit hit hithit songs songs songs songs songs songs songssongs expanded expanded ...
Michelle Cook, 2014
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KenteCloth: Southwest Voices of the African Diaspora : the ...
Scatting. to. Heaven's. Gate. For Ella Fitzgerald When Ella died at 78, her notes floated out swinging and scatting in perfect pitch, extemporaneously, like her living, without effort and improvising the lines scatting up and down the scales, her ...
Jas Mardis, 1997
10
How to Rap 2: Advanced Flow and Delivery Techniques
Listen for rap and styles in places like in reggae or in jazz scatting or in other genres of music. Listen to the style versus the genre, because I've heard country songs that sound like they're rapping. Lord Jamar, Brand Nubian I can give you ...
Paul Edwards, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCATTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scatting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
25 Years Of The Dr. Mario Commercial Music Stuck In My Head
And by scatting I am referring to the music practice of singing nonsensical lyrics. Also, it pooped my brain. Dr. Mario has been released and re-released on just ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»
2
What is Love? This Video of Kim Cattrall Singing Made Up Words
In a ridiculous but undeniably swinging jam session, Kim Cattrall was filmed scatting with more certainty than the situation warranted. Confirmed genius ... «Styleite, Jul 15»
3
PDP Chieftains Move Against Fani-Kayode
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is pushing for disciplinary measures against Femi Fani-Kayode for scatting remarks he made about the ... «NAIJ.COM, May 15»
4
Jazz vocalist Claire Dickson ready to break out into song
Dickson's impressive range, distinct scatting style, and immense repertoire — which ranges from standards and bebop to Latin and modern jazz tunes — make ... «Boston Globe, Feb 15»
5
'SNL' Star Vanessa Bayer Wants to Scat With TV on the Radio
... them about their album title Return to Cookie Mountain, the lyrics behind the song "Wolf Like Me" and suggests that they incorporate more on-stage scatting. «fuse.tv, Jun 14»
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First Listen: Taylor McFerrin, 'Early Riser'
... of unpredictable frolicks between ethereal singing and stream-of-consciousness scatting; and of dark-tinged corners of production that burst into shimmering ... «WUWM, May 14»
7
Song Of The Day: Ella Fitzgerald Takes Scatting To A Whole New …
“Just don't give up on trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.” – Ella Fitzgerald. Yesterday I ... «Jazz24, Apr 14»
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American Idol recap: I Know You've Gone Too Far
[Scat-a-la-dee-doo-bop-bop or however you would text-ify scatting, which clearly I cannot.] Harry's never had an issue with nerves! He knows a lot of people ... «Entertainment Weekly, Mar 14»
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At Kerouac's Old Place, No Scatting Allowed
Taken at face value, though, I do wonder why a no scatting zone would be necessary in this day and age. I then imagine under the sign an illustration of Ella ... «New York Times, Aug 13»
10
Childish Gambino gives away awesome new song 'Centipede': Hear …
“Centipede” is a pretty nutty track, opening with some a cappella scatting before giving way to a spacey beat built around a chunky piano riff and Glover's ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 13»

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