scooted; scooting; scoots
1
: to move swiftly
2
: to slide especially while seated
scoot over and let me sit down
scoot
noun
Synonyms
- barrel
- belt
- blast
- blaze
- blow
- bolt
- bomb [slang]
- bowl
- breeze
- bundle
- bustle
- buzz
- cannonball
- careen
- career
- chase
- course
- crack (on)
- dash
- drive
- fly
- hare
- hasten
- hie
- highball
- hotfoot (it)
- hump
- hurl
- hurry
- hurtle
- hustle
- jet
- jump
- motor
- nip
- pelt
- race
- ram
- rip
- rocket
- run
- rush
- rustle
- scurry
- scuttle
- shoot
- speed
- step
- tear
- travel
- trot
- whirl
- whisk
- zip
- zoom
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The payoff has been great, as parents with smaller kids typically scoot out of the park shortly after, and the total number of guests in the park begins to dwindle.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
The boots were scooting and the whisky was flowing as country music’s golden child celebrated her big 2024 and teased her forthcoming debut album
Country stars often use whisky to wash away their woes on tracks about love lost and hard times.
—Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
On the play, Fabian Zetterlund came off the Sharks bench but lost track of Nelson, who scooted up the ice to set up the odd-man rush, as Cody Ceci was back defending another Islanders player.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
They will be scooted along before the plants are eaten down to the nubs.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
The boots were scooting and the whisky was flowing as country music’s golden child celebrated her big 2024 and teased her forthcoming debut album
Country stars often use whisky to wash away their woes on tracks about love lost and hard times.
—Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
On the play, Fabian Zetterlund came off the Sharks bench but lost track of Nelson, who scooted up the ice to set up the odd-man rush, as Cody Ceci was back defending another Islanders player.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
They will be scooted along before the plants are eaten down to the nubs.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Scoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoot. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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