What does scattering mean?
Scattering means present participle and gerund of scatter.
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/ˈskætəɹɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of scatter.
There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places.
Only a light scattering of flaws sticks out.
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.
Use scattering when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scattering means present participle and gerund of scatter.
Common synonyms include sprinkle, dispersion, spreading, diffusive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places.
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