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.
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Photos from the fire department show two volunteers in bright yellow full-body suits and red helmets scooting themselves and the canoe across the ice to reach the dog.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
For the week, five of the Magnificent 7 scooted higher with market favorite Nvidia and Elon Musk’s Tesla each lower by more than -2% for the week.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
When Neville shows up, Egg is waiting to snatch both him and the flash drive, but then Neville pulls a Driggs and hops onto the trunk of a palm tree, expertly scooting down like his monkey friend.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Nix scooted to his left, bought enough time to turn his shoulders, fired a pass across his body and hit Courtland Sutton for a 22-yard gain.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
For the week, five of the Magnificent 7 scooted higher with market favorite Nvidia and Elon Musk’s Tesla each lower by more than -2% for the week.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
When Neville shows up, Egg is waiting to snatch both him and the flash drive, but then Neville pulls a Driggs and hops onto the trunk of a palm tree, expertly scooting down like his monkey friend.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Nix scooted to his left, bought enough time to turn his shoulders, fired a pass across his body and hit Courtland Sutton for a 22-yard gain.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Scoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoot. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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