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present participle and gerund of scatter examples
plural scatterings
A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points. quotations examples
Only a light scattering of flaws sticks out.
1976 April 3, Don Shewey, “Pass Judgment, Go To Woolf”, in Gay Community News, page 15
There was something distinctly low-key, even wilfully alienating about the band’s performance. A scattering of OK Computer tracks were interspersed with more abstract latterday material – the clatter of 15 Step and Myxamatosis.
2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian
(elections) The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates. examples
(physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions. examples