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Type Words
Synonyms scat singing
Type of singing, jazz, vocalizing
Type Words
Synonyms break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, take to the woods, turn tail
Type of leave, go forth, go away
Has types take flight, flee, fly, skedaddle

Examples of scat

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Such records were hits and scat singing became a major part of his performances.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The scat-singing at the coda was the stuff seasoned professionals aspire to do.
From the newsweek.com
Then pour boiling water over the ground or other surface where you found the scat.
From the thenewstribune.com
Susan bordered the swan's wings with fish bones, also found in the otter scat.
From the sfgate.com
So every scat is special, and 35 is more than we could have expected to find here.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
Within an hour and a half, the crew found a similar scat, some 500 yards away.
From the denverpost.com
Wade, too, is adamant that SCAT hear from passengers before it imposes any changes.
From the heraldtribune.com
So far, SCAT has received five of the six motorcoaches it ordered for the new route.
From the heraldtribune.com
When she would scat, it wouldn't be the same thing she did the night before.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
  • Singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
  • Scat Air (PLL Scat Aircompany) is an airline based in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. It operates services to all major cities of Kazakhstan and to neighbouring countries. ...
  • The SCAT (Societa Ceirano Automobili Torino) was Italian automobile manufacturer from Turin, founded in 1906 by Giovanni Ceirano.
  • The scats are a small family, Scatophagidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.
  • In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using their voice.
  • Scat is a children's novel by Carl Hiaasen, published in 2009. Scat tells the mystery of a missing teacher named Mrs. Bunny Starch, and how two of her students, Nick and Marta, do everything to find her. The book is held in over 1,000 libraries, according to WorldCat. ...
  • (Scat Ness) Scatness is a settlement on the headland of Scat Ness at the southern tip of the South Shetland Mainland, Scotland, across the West Voe of Sumburgh from Sumburgh Head.
  • Animal excrement; dung; Heroin; Whiskey; Coprophilia; To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments