scouting
noun
scout·ing
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Definition of scouting
1
: the action of one that scouts
2
often capitalized
: the activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth directed to developing character, citizenship, and individual skills
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Mario Cristobal said Avalos’ familiarity with Nevada is helpful to preseason and pregame scouting. — oregonlive, "Can Oregon DC Andy Avalos bottle up Nevada RB Toa Taua again?," 5 Sep. 2019 Lesson 1: Don’t judge a scouting report by its cover Bobo swore last week that Rams coaches had put a bullseye on Shenault after watching him during a telecast of the Buffs’ 2018 spring game. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, "Laviska Shenault: How the CSU Rams plan to get payback for CU Buffs’ 2018 rout," 30 Aug. 2019 Entering 2018, one NFL scouting service had even given him an early first-round grade. — Rainer Sabin | [email protected], al, "Alabama DL Raekwon Davis ready to make most of (surprising) senior year," 29 Aug. 2019 Alexander was with the Ravens for 20 years and provided some key scouting reports on rookies the team ended up drafting, such as outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, offensive tackle Michael Oher and conrerback-safety Lardarius Webb. — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, "Preston: Rebuilding Jets have a Ravens flavor, and GM Eric DeCosta has taken notice," 25 June 2019 The Succession location scouting team reportedly chose the estate, built by financier Otto Hermann Kahn 100 years ago, early on in their scouting. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "Here's Where That Over-the-Top Castle in Succession Is Really Located," 26 Aug. 2019 After going undrafted, Rush signed with the Eagles, for whom Joseph was then director of pro scouting. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders hope they have a steal in undrafted rookie DT Anthony Rush," 21 Aug. 2019 The return of Prado and Romero strengthens the Orioles’ international pipeline, one that was lacking before Elias and senior director of international scouting Koby Perez dove into the market this year. — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles trade Andrew Cashner to Red Sox for two prospects," 14 July 2019 Their duties included assembling clips of practice or game action to summarize a scouting report, or a teaching point, or a strategic adjustment. — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, "Young Spurs and Team USA assistant a valued voice for Popovich," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scouting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for scouting
scouting
noun
English Language Learners Definition of scouting
: the activities of Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups
See the full definition for scouting in the English Language Learners Dictionary
scouting
noun
scout·ing
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Kids Definition of scouting
1
: the activity of gathering information or searching an area
2
often capitalized
: the general activities of Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups