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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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.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Then the Giants took the field and positioned themselves to scoot ahead while accomplishing something unprecedented.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The ball would scoot out of the back of the end zone for the safety and the win, Stitt’s 109th with Mines.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Stretched across 379 acres—complimentary trams are available for scooting around—the leisure destination can currently berth two ships, regardless of size, whereas Half Moon Cay can only be accessed via tender.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Then the Giants took the field and positioned themselves to scoot ahead while accomplishing something unprecedented.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The ball would scoot out of the back of the end zone for the safety and the win, Stitt’s 109th with Mines.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Stretched across 379 acres—complimentary trams are available for scooting around—the leisure destination can currently berth two ships, regardless of size, whereas Half Moon Cay can only be accessed via tender.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 24 July 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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