scatted
Vocalized without words
Scatted is the past tense of scat, a verb with two distinct meanings.
One scat means to go away quickly, often used as a command to shoo an animal: The cat scatted when I opened the door.
The other scat refers to a style of jazz singing that uses improvised nonsense syllables instead of words: She scatted through the bridge of the song with impressive vocal agility.
dispersed
Escaped from danger
- dispersedSpread widely apart
- departedHaving left
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
- ran offDeparted hastily, often fleeing
took off · split · vamoosed · skedaddled · made tracks · cleared out · absconded · decamped
fled
Escaped from danger
ran off · took off · split · vamoosed · skedaddled · made tracks · cleared out · absconded · decamped · retreated
vocal technique
scattedrecited
Spoke from memory
spoke · enunciated · articulated · read aloud · crooned
- scattered showersIsolated light rainfalls
- scattered thoughtsUnfocused, disorganized mental activity
- scattered to the winds
- scattered remains
- scattered cloudsIntermittent sky coverage
- scattering ashesDistributing cremated remains outdoors