scattering
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈskætərɪŋ/
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dispersión
- Most local residents don't know what's underneath the grass, dust, and scattering of trees.
Examples
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After the storm, there was a scattering of broken branches and leaves all over the street.
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I noticed a scattering of hair on the glossy surface of his desk and suppressed a shudder.
Fiction book (2000) -
Some people like it, and there is a scattering of applause.
Fiction book (2001) -
Still more men emerged from around the building, with a scattering of women.
Fiction book (1993) -
Then to the left, between a row of metal racks, he saw a scattering of white.
Fiction book (1994) -
Please welcome Professor Edgar Palladino!" Following his cue, there was a polite scattering of applause.
Fiction book (1991) -
Inside the crowd were mostly seniors from UNC and Duke, with a scattering of grad students and some actual adults.
Fiction book (2000) -
A pale face with the lightest scattering of freckles on her nose and cheeks.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm standing there, staring down into a scattering of yellow and red maple leaves, when a sound pierces my self-absorption.
Fiction book (2001) -
Other than the geoglyphs, only a scattering of crescent-shaped dunes, medanos, break the "lone and level sands."
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
5
2.5
A small amount of something spread over an area, for example herbs or snow
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Scattering comes from the verb scatter, which means 'to spread out in different places', like when you toss a few seeds. So a scattering can mean a small number of things spread around in no particular pattern.