SCATTERINGS

Noun

scatterings

plural of scattering

Source: Wiktionary

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SCATTERING

Scat"ter*ing, a.

Definition: Going or falling in various directions; not united or agregated; divided among many; as, scattering votes.

Scat"ter*ing, n.

Definition: Act of strewing about; something scattered. South.

SCATTER

Scat"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scattering.] Etym: [OE. scateren. See Shatter.]

1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. And some are scattered all the floor about. Chaucer. Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, Their scattered cottages, and ample plains Dryden. Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. Prior.

2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse. Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. Shak.

3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.

Syn.

– To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.

Scat"ter, v. i.

Definition: To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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