- present participle of scatter.
scattering
Example Sentences
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They assumed it sensed danger, but it was actually steering them: They blundered into a goose nest, scattering the frightened adults.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"The scattering amplitudes don't go to infinity. It's better behaved."
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Visible affects are evident from major events, such as last year's forest fires in Canada or storms in the Sahara lifting up dust and scattering it across Europe and the UK.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Forces at Mali's Tessalit military base, a "super-camp" near the Algerian border, surrendered and were scattering southward, an official from the Tuareg-dominated FLA separatist group told AFP.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
At the crossroads of the County Road and Yellow Dog lay a scattering of stores and houses.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing scattering
Physics - Introductory
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