Associations to the word «Scouting»

Wiktionary

SCOUTING, noun. The act of one who scouts.
SCOUTING, noun. The Scout Movement
SCOUTING, noun. The activities of boy scouts and girl scouts.

Dictionary definition

SCOUTING, noun. Exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats