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
Fort Worth’s Johnny Rutherford has been scooting around the massive grounds of Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week in a golf cart.
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John Sturbin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
After the photo, the president, 81, turned his back to the podium to lay the jersey down and Kelce scooted over to the microphone.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
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John Sturbin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
After the photo, the president, 81, turned his back to the podium to lay the jersey down and Kelce scooted over to the microphone.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 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 1 Jun. 2024.
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