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.
Recent Examples on the Web
That’s enough to scoot the new BYDs from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) in about 2.7 seconds.
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IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2025
The ball scooted past Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base, who ducked away at the last second as a large piece of the bat was also headed in his direction.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Max Wu hit a grounder to shortstop that looked to have ended the inning, but it was misplayed and Ybarra scooted home for what was the winning run in the 5-0 victory.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
The module allowed backers to scoot around in races or take on other players or AI ships in combat, and offered a limited handful of game modes to whet players' palates.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 June 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2025
The ball scooted past Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base, who ducked away at the last second as a large piece of the bat was also headed in his direction.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Max Wu hit a grounder to shortstop that looked to have ended the inning, but it was misplayed and Ybarra scooted home for what was the winning run in the 5-0 victory.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
The module allowed backers to scoot around in races or take on other players or AI ships in combat, and offered a limited handful of game modes to whet players' palates.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 June 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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