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Scat

noun/skˈæt/
Definition
singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/skˈæt/
🇬🇧British English
/skˈat/
🇮🇳Indian English
/skˈat/
1 syllable Say it as /skˈæt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounsinging jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
verbflee; take to one's heels; cut and run
“If you see this man, run!”
Word Forms
lamnouna rapid escape (as by criminals)
runawaynounsomeone who flees from an uncongenial situation
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Kot
Jazz singen; Der Sänger ersetzt die Worte des Liedes durch unsinnige Silben und versucht, wie ein Musikinstrument zu klingen
🇪🇸Spanish
largarse
cantando jazz; el cantante sustituye la letra de la canción por sílabas sin sentido e intenta sonar como un instrumento musical
🇵🇹Portuguese
espalhar
cantando jazz; o cantor substitui a letra da música por sílabas sem sentido e tenta soar como um instrumento musical
🇷🇺Russian
копро
пение джаза; певец заменяет слова песни бессмысленными слогами и пытается звучать как музыкальный инструмент
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गोबर
जैज़ गाना; गायक गीत के शब्दों के स्थान पर निरर्थक शब्दांश लगाता है और एक संगीत वाद्ययंत्र की तरह बजाने का प्रयास करता है
🇮🇳Tamil
சிதறல்
ஜாஸ் பாடுவது; பாடகர் பாடலின் வார்த்தைகளுக்கு அர்த்தமற்ற எழுத்துக்களை மாற்றி இசைக்கருவியாக ஒலிக்க முயற்சிக்கிறார்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్కాట్
జాజ్ పాడటం; గాయకుడు పాటలోని పదాలకు అర్ధంలేని అక్షరాలను భర్తీ చేస్తాడు మరియు సంగీత వాయిద్యం వలె ధ్వనించడానికి ప్రయత్నిస్తాడు
🇮🇳Marathi
स्कॅट
जाझ गाणे; गायक गाण्याच्या शब्दांसाठी निरर्थक अक्षरे बदलतो आणि वाद्य वाजवण्याचा प्रयत्न करतो
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્કેટ
જાઝ ગાવાનું; ગાયક ગીતના શબ્દો માટે નોનસેન્સ સિલેબલને બદલે છે અને સંગીતના સાધનની જેમ અવાજ કરવાનો પ્રયાસ કરે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಕ್ಯಾಟ್
ಜಾಝ್ ಹಾಡುವುದು; ಗಾಯಕನು ಹಾಡಿನ ಪದಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ ಉಚ್ಚಾರಾಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಬದಲಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಗೀತ ವಾದ್ಯದಂತೆ ಧ್ವನಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്കാറ്റ്
ജാസ് പാടുന്നു; ഗായകൻ പാട്ടിൻ്റെ വാക്കുകൾക്ക് പകരം അസംബന്ധ അക്ഷരങ്ങൾ മാറ്റി ഒരു സംഗീത ഉപകരണം പോലെ മുഴങ്ങാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നു
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
分散
演唱爵士乐;歌手用无意义的音节代替歌曲的歌词,并试图听起来像乐器
🇯🇵Japanese
スキャット
ジャズを歌う。歌手は歌の歌詞をナンセンスな音節に置き換えて、楽器のように聞こえるように努めます。
🇰🇷Korean
스캣
재즈 노래; 가수는 노래의 가사를 무의미한 음절로 대체하고 악기처럼 들리도록 노력합니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đi tiêu
hát nhạc jazz; ca sĩ thay thế những âm tiết vô nghĩa cho lời của bài hát và cố gắng phát ra âm thanh giống như một nhạc cụ
🇹🇭Thai
ซิ
ร้องเพลงแจ๊ส; นักร้องใช้คำในเพลงแทนพยางค์ไร้สาระและพยายามทำให้เสียงเหมือนเครื่องดนตรี
🇮🇩Indonesian
Husy
bernyanyi jazz; penyanyi mengganti kata-kata dalam lagu tersebut dengan suku kata yang tidak masuk akal dan mencoba terdengar seperti alat musik
🇵🇭Filipino
magkalat
pag-awit ng jazz; pinapalitan ng mang-aawit ang mga walang katuturang pantig para sa mga salita ng kanta at sinusubukang tumunog na parang isang instrumentong pangmusika
🇲🇾Malay
merapu
menyanyi jazz; penyanyi menggantikan suku kata karut untuk perkataan lagu dan cuba berbunyi seperti alat muzik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
طرد
غناء الجاز؛ يستبدل المغني كلمات الأغنية بمقاطع لا معنى لها ويحاول أن يبدو وكأنه آلة موسيقية
🇹🇷Turkish
dağınıklık
caz şarkı söylemek; şarkıcı şarkının sözlerinin yerine anlamsız heceler koyuyor ve bir müzik enstrümanı gibi ses çıkarmaya çalışıyor
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִסְתַלֵק
שר ג'אז; הזמר מחליף את מילות השיר בהברות שטויות ומנסה להישמע כמו כלי נגינה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'scat'?
The primary meaning of 'scat' is 'singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'scat' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'scat' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'scat' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'scat' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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