scouting

Noun

1.

scouting - exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" Synonyms: exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring

abjuration, abjurement, chucking, chucking out, contempt, contradiction, declination, declining, denial, despisal, despising, disapproval, discard, disclamation, discounting, dismissal, disownment, disregard, exception, exclusion, exploration, ignoring, nonacceptance, nonapproval, nonconsideration, passing by, putting away, putting out, rebuff, recantation, recce, recco, recon, reconnaissance, reconnoiter, reconnoitering, refusal, rejection, renouncement, repudiation, repulse, spurning, throwing out, turning out