Collocations for "scatter"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "scatter" in context.
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scatter
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [crowd, children, people, thieves] scattered
- the police scattered the [crowd]
- made the [crowd] scatter
- scatter in [all, different] directions
- scatter [quickly, impulsively, indecisively]
- scatter [nuts, sugar, coconut] over the cake
- [wind, the storm, the truck] scattered the [leaves]
- scatter (all) over the [floor, lounge, walls]
- was scattered (all) over the [floor]
- scattered throughout the [city, coast, country]
- scatter her ashes
- her ashes were scattered
'scatter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):