'Scouting' definitions:
Definition of 'scouting'
(from WordNet)
noun
Exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" [syn: scouting, exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring]
Definition of 'Scouting'
From: GCIDE
- Scout \Scout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Scouting.]
- 1. To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout. [1913 Webster]
- Take more men, And scout him round. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scouting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abjuration,
- abjurement,
- chucking,
- chucking out,
- contempt,
- contradiction,
- declination,
- declining,
- denial,
- despisal,
- despising,
- disapproval,
- discard,
- disclamation,
- discounting,
- dismissal,
- disownment,
- disregard,
- exception,
- exclusion,
- exploration,
- ignoring,
- nonacceptance,
- nonapproval,
- nonconsideration,
- passing by,
- putting away,
- putting out,
- rebuff,
- recantation,
- recce,
- recco,
- recon,
- reconnaissance,
- reconnoiter,
- reconnoitering,
- refusal,
- rejection,
- renouncement,
- repudiation,
- repulse,
- spurning,
- throwing out,
- turning out