scat

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Noun scat has 1 sense

scat, scat singing - singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
--₁ is a kind of singing, vocalizing; jazz

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Scat

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: Excrement of an animal.

Sample Sentence: The hiker tried to avoid stepping on scat while trekking through the woods.

Sense 2: A style of singing in jazz that uses improvised, nonsense syllables instead of lyrics.

Sample Sentence: Ella Fitzgerald was famous for her impressive scat performances.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To leave or go away hastily.

Sample Sentence: The frightened rabbits scatted into the bushes as soon as they heard the loud noise.

Sense 2: To improvise nonsense syllables while singing jazz.

Sample Sentence: The talented singer scatted effortlessly during her jazz performance.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Referring to music with a fast tempo that encourages dancing.

Sample Sentence: The DJ played a scat beat, causing the crowd to hit the dance floor.

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