scatter about and scatter around



scatter something about and scatter something around

to throw or distribute something about. The children scattered the books about and left the room in a general mess. They scattered about all the books and papers.
See also: and, around

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AsunciÓNah-soon-THYON (Spanish), ah-soon-SYON (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Thomasinatom-ə-SEE-nəEnglish
EstherES-tər (English, Dutch), es-TER (French)English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Lati
PÁLaPOW-lahIcelandic
Clay[klei]
Egidio-Italian