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How to pronounce scouting in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring
Type of reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission
Derivation scout


scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous.

Examples of scouting

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He did not like a new American League East rival poaching his scouting director.
From the timesunion.com
Trump executives have been scouting potential casino sites around Massachusetts.
From the upi.com
Shell is ranked among the top running backs in the country by scouting services.
From the post-gazette.com
The team had given its pitchers a scouting report on all Oakland hitters Friday.
From the thenewstribune.com
The director of scouting was Ed Stefanski, who's now the Sixers'general manager.
From the delawareonline.com
The Khalil Greene trade remains a splotch on Mo's resume, a failure in scouting.
From the stltoday.com
Girardi says he's not ready to throw out the extensive scouting report on Utley.
From the usatoday.com
They give the Wonderlic test to prospective players at the NFL scouting combine.
From the denverpost.com
Scott had to be reassured that he hadn't missed anything in the scouting report.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"
  • (scout) explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
  • (scout) lookout: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  • A Boy Scout or Girl Scout
  • (scout) someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
  • (scout) someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
  • Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society.
  • Scouting magazine is a five-times-a-year publication of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The target audience is adult leaders of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers. ...
  • In professional sports, scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization. ...