scooted; scooting; scoots
1
: to move swiftly
2
: to slide especially while seated
scoot over and let me sit down
scoot
noun
Synonyms
- barrel
- belt
- blast
- blaze
- blow
- bolt
- bomb [slang]
- bowl
- breeze
- bundle
- bustle
- buzz
- cannonball
- careen
- career
- chase
- course
- crack (on)
- dash
- drive
- fly
- hare
- hasten
- hie
- highball
- hotfoot (it)
- hump
- hurl
- hurry
- hurtle
- hustle
- jet
- jump
- motor
- nip
- pelt
- race
- ram
- rip
- rocket
- run
- rush
- rustle
- scurry
- scuttle
- shoot
- speed
- step
- tear
- travel
- trot
- whirl
- whisk
- zip
- zoom
Examples of scoot in a Sentence
She talked to us for a few minutes before scooting off to some appointment.
She scooted her chair back a few inches.
He scooted closer to the table.
Recent Examples on the Web
Now that Ingrid Michaelson is spending more time on the East Coast—specifically, creating music and lyrics for The Notebook on Broadway—the folk-pop singer and songwriter is making plans to scoot out of her Los Angeles abode.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Larger pulls make opening drawers with one hand easier, and 9-inch ground clearance allows wheelchairs to scoot by.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
And of course San Juan Hills, No. 10 in our poll last week, is going to scoot up after beating then-No. 8 Yorba Linda this past Friday.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 14 Oct. 2024
Yancy scoots out as fast as possible, but not before being spotted by one of the neighbors.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Larger pulls make opening drawers with one hand easier, and 9-inch ground clearance allows wheelchairs to scoot by.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
And of course San Juan Hills, No. 10 in our poll last week, is going to scoot up after beating then-No. 8 Yorba Linda this past Friday.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 14 Oct. 2024
Yancy scoots out as fast as possible, but not before being spotted by one of the neighbors.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for scoot
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“Scoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoot. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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