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
Rylee and Stephen, 26, scooted out after chatting with Good Morning America.
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Running back Aaron Jones, signed in the offseason from the Green Bay Packers, scooted for another score and had 94 rushing yards.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
Emberson can also scoot, with scouting reports mentioning his quick retrievals.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
So much has gone wrong for the Dodgers the last two months that, when Cavan Biggio’s flip to Flaherty covering first base scooted far behind his new teammate, disaster appeared around the next corner.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Running back Aaron Jones, signed in the offseason from the Green Bay Packers, scooted for another score and had 94 rushing yards.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
Emberson can also scoot, with scouting reports mentioning his quick retrievals.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
So much has gone wrong for the Dodgers the last two months that, when Cavan Biggio’s flip to Flaherty covering first base scooted far behind his new teammate, disaster appeared around the next corner.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 3 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 30 Dec. 2024.
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