as in rushing
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as in trotting
to proceed or move quickly
now we've got to scoot, or we'll be late
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Recent Examples of scooting
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
That could mean walking, biking, scooting, carpooling or taking public transit instead.
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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.
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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.
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Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
Common signs of anal gland problems include scooting, persistent odors, and excessive licking of the rear end.
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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.
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Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
26 Dec. 2025
Blue Origin webcast Benthaus was able to make her own way from her wheelchair into the New Shepard capsule before launch, scooting along a bench extending from the hatch that was provided by Blue Origin.
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William Harwood,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
The careful planner cleans up after herself, too, wiping down every surface to remove all fingerprint traces and scooting out the model house’s secret entrance to evade being captured by security.
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Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
26 Dec. 2025
Blue Origin webcast Benthaus was able to make her own way from her wheelchair into the New Shepard capsule before launch, scooting along a bench extending from the hatch that was provided by Blue Origin.
—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
The careful planner cleans up after herself, too, wiping down every surface to remove all fingerprint traces and scooting out the model house’s secret entrance to evade being captured by security.
—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooting
Adjective
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The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab.
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As if rapping from a speeding time machine, Wiki flows about yellow taxis turning into Uber Eats over an instrumental that cruises from a soft breakbeat into a total breakdown of glitchy scratches courtesy of Lil Ugly Mane.
Verb
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Cesare Attolini was in an escapist mood for spring, taking cues from safari explorations and the European chic riviera destinations to provide the globe-trotting wealthy pack a wardrobe befitting different latitudes.
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The globe-trotting Jordana Brewster spent her childhood living between London, Rio de Janeiro, and New York City.
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But none are filmmakers making their own movies while also running, or co-running, a major studio division.
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The difference between Denver’s running game with Dobbins (Weeks 1 to 10) and without him (Week 11 through the end of the season) has been well documented.
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Returning to the director’s chair 11 years after drug-cartel drama 600 Miles, Gabriel Ripstein keeps things zipping along in an entertaining satire which, once again, highlights the rottenness at international football’s core.
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Flemings is especially potent with the ball in his right hand, getting into pick-and-rolls with pace and zipping one-handed, crosscourt passes while going full speed.
Adjective
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Using flying distance, an approximate 400-mile trip became a 3,550-mile journey.
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The white-gold indices, also hand-engraved, and star trails, evoking the night sky, are joined by 18-karat-pink-gold hands, a visible flying-tourbillon cage, a dual-register split-seconds flyback chronograph, and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar.
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Set over the course of eight years (including the lockdown period during COVID), Herry’s film unfolds fluidly, neither hurrying scenes up unnecessarily, nor lingering too long on any incident.
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.
Adjective
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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At the heart of the clash is how to manage wild horse populations that can reproduce at a rapid clip.
Verb
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If seeing one scurrying through your living room sends you scrambling for a quick remedy, your instincts are on track.
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The cute animal, who was wearing a leash, was seen happily scurrying around the sandy coastline at sunset, while also taking a dip in the water, alongside Atkins' dog.
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“Scooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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