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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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.
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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
Those kilometers-deep layers were still present when the Arabian plate, driven by the opening of the Red Sea on its southwestern side, began scooting toward the northeast and ramming into Eurasia around 30 million years ago.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
Kids can bike, walk or scoot safely away from traffic.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
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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
Those kilometers-deep layers were still present when the Arabian plate, driven by the opening of the Red Sea on its southwestern side, began scooting toward the northeast and ramming into Eurasia around 30 million years ago.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
Kids can bike, walk or scoot safely away from traffic.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 5 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 20 Mar. 2026.
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