scooted; scooting; scoots
1
: to move swiftly
2
: to slide especially while seated
scoot over and let me sit down
scoot
noun
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.
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The free return trajectory is essentially a marble trick of sending Integrity scooting along the curves mapped around the moon’s moving gravity well on a path that gets captured again by Earth’s gravity well.
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Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
While still holding the child, the video allegedly shows the woman attempting to scoot on the ground, losing balance and falling on top of the child.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
His drive at 16 missed left into the trees, forcing him to scoot it down the fairway with his second shot and leaving 185 yards with his third.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Labuschagne bounced the kick in front of Santa Margarita’s near post before the ball scooted to the back corner of the net.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
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Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
While still holding the child, the video allegedly shows the woman attempting to scoot on the ground, losing balance and falling on top of the child.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
His drive at 16 missed left into the trees, forcing him to scoot it down the fairway with his second shot and leaving 185 yards with his third.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Labuschagne bounced the kick in front of Santa Margarita’s near post before the ball scooted to the back corner of the net.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
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 9 Apr. 2026.
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