scat
Noun
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Singing jazz;
The singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument (synset 100548281)is a type of:- singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music
- jazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
same as: scat singing
Verb
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Flee;
Take to one's heels;
Cut and run (synset 202079296)"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"subtypes:- flee, fly, take flight - run away quickly
- skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic
same as: break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, take to the woods, turn tail
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