Definition of "scatting" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scat. (verb)

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• "It must have been traumatic – the demon claims to have taken the tutti out of frutti, after all – but the song remains uptempo and Hawkins 'scatting is resolutely delirious."
• "Contrary to what most singers today seem to believe, scatting is as much about choosing the right harmonic intervals as it is about rhythm; so forget about it unless your pitch is as true as Fitzgerald's or Betty Carter's was."
• "Other than some occasional scatting, which is also appealingly deft, he doesn't sing again, nor do any of the accomplished sidepersons making small big-band sounds along with him venture any trilling."