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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To scoot it over to Seth Rogen’s Hollywood, the film industry’s organizing conditions are a little more complex.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The tailback picked up a nice block from left guard Connor Colby, then scooted to the Arizona 16-yard line.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
She is seen trying to scoot her way through the tube.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
At one point Brown even scooted on stage with castmates Julianne Nicholson and James Marsden to present the trophy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, which went to Jeff Hiller for his work on Somebody Somewhere.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The tailback picked up a nice block from left guard Connor Colby, then scooted to the Arizona 16-yard line.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
She is seen trying to scoot her way through the tube.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
At one point Brown even scooted on stage with castmates Julianne Nicholson and James Marsden to present the trophy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, which went to Jeff Hiller for his work on Somebody Somewhere.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
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 29 Sep. 2025.
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