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scooting

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verb

present participle of scoot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of scooting
Verb
Within that, the specific element of the tracking data which makes batting so tough is the inconsistency of bounce, with a large number of deliveries either spitting (bouncing excessively) or scooting (bouncing far less than anticipated). — Ben Jones aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 On a recent weekend, tot-sized patrons were enjoying Pixieland’s rides, dressed in birthday garb — scooting around in moving teacups, getting lifted on the Frog Hopper. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 Using a cake spatula under the dough, gently lift it, scooting flour underneath if needed, to make sure dough will not stick to the surface. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 That could mean walking, biking, scooting, carpooling or taking public transit instead. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 3 June 2026 Como Uma Canggu This airy modern beachfront resort occupies prime real estate in Canggu, easy walking—or scooting—distance to all the town's hot spots. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026 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. — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026 Common signs of anal gland problems include scooting, persistent odors, and excessive licking of the rear end. — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026 Cudahy’s Lakeside Pub & Grill is rising from the ashes of a fire in October 2025 and scooting over a few blocks. — Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooting
Adjective
  • As officers were examining the shooting site, a separate patrol unit stopped a speeding white 2019 BMW 330i near South 11th and Keyes streets and discovered one of the occupants was the third victim, a man who had been shot in the arm.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Texas Department of Transportation’s anti-speeding campaign that begins Saturday, July 18, features the story of a Fort Worth teen who was killed in a 2022 crash.
    — Mary Ella Hastings Updated July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Jeon Do-yeon, who plays the family’s matriarch, is colorfully slinky as a globe-trotting party widow, a vain, compulsively seductive narcissist who macks on her daughters’ men like a Real Housewife given a villain’s edit.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Raccoon City is but one setting in the video games’ globe-trotting canon.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Kramer joined Black Bear 15 months ago after co-running CAA’s Media Finance division for eight years.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • With Breece Hall sidelined by a quad injury and the running game sputtering, Gang Green has an opportunity to lean more heavily on the quarterback, the team’s most consistent offensive weapon.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While Starship achieved the proper orbit, zipping along at 17,500 mph, flight controllers opted to play it safe and bring it back several hours sooner, after just a couple of laps.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • While Starship achieved the proper orbit zipping along at 17,500 mph (28,000 kph), flight controllers opted to play it safe and bring it back several hours sooner, after just a couple of laps.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • At the Philadelphia International Airport, non-flying guests are able to enter the airport terminals through a program called Wingmate.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers also examined measurement techniques for slender flying-wing shapes.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Before hurrying away from his tent on the beach, Saleh was asked what would happen if US support never came.
    — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Corle continued flagging and minutes later McCoy was back on the trail, hurrying to catch up.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Noonan's column also manifests the larger substantive concern, already being expressed by some of those involved in the rapid development of AI, that the new technology could escape human control and even threaten the existence of humankind.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Josemar Lauriano Pereira, a 46-year-old lawyer, said that the rapid availability of results helped combat fraud and uncertainty.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There are cities where rats are glimpsed at night, furtively scurrying into a dark corner or among the train tracks.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026
  • During the friendship arc, fans can see Hawkins High School, while in a darker moment, windows will be illuminated with the images of scurrying rats.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Scooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooting. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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