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How to use scoot in a sentence

22 example sentences · noun, verb

Scoot means a swift movement or trip. Example: “You'd better scoot before my mother gets home and sees that broken window!”

Examples of scoot by meaning

nounA swift movement or trip.

  • a quick scoot to the supermarket

nounA sideways shuffling or sliding motion.

  • Instinctively, he lifted the chair a fraction, and gave it a little scoot away from her.2013, Liz Carlyle, Three Little Secrets

verbTo run away hastily; scram.

  • You'd better scoot before my mother gets home and sees that broken window!

verbTo move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.

  • The dog was scooting all over our new carpet.
  • If you ever see your dog scooting its hind end along the floor, chances are that anal sac irritation or impaction exists.1990, Chris C. Pinney, Guide to Home Pet Grooming, page 44
  • What if my cat is biting its tail, scooting or rubbing its bottom on the ground?1997, J. M. Evans, Kay White, Catopedia

verbTo move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand...

  • Do you mind scooting a bit to the left?
  • Would you mind scooting over for me?

nounA scooter.

  • When you meet with your club, park in front of the café or bar so the world can see your scoots.1995, Pixel Pete, Eric Dregni, Peter Martin, Scooters, page 134

More sentences with scoot

  • The ball scooted off the fairway and sat down in the thick rough.From the entry sit down
  • I had the scoots after eating that big bowl of chili con carne.From the entry scoots
  • Please scoot over a little so I can sit down.From the entry scoot over
  • Scoot that ottoman over for me, would you?From the entry scoot over
  • It startles me, and I start to scoot back, away from the fire.2014, Jane Peranteau, Jumping, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry Harry-Potterish
  • Catherine scooted out of the way, giving Terry access to the keyboard.2005, Ryan Russell, Peter A Riley, Jay Beale, Chris Hurley, Tom Parker, Brian Hatch, Stealing the Network: How to Own an Identity: How to…. From the entry rubber-hose cryptanalysis
  • "I don't care whatchoo tell 'er, fo'real," he said, scooting to the end of the piano bench.2004, John E Fortson, Worship. From the entry whatchoo
  • Rabbit come scooting out of the bresh, he's going to do two things.1969, Field and Stream, page 66. From the entry ziggety
  • Once again the golf ball scoots around the bowl.1982, Bernard Harper Friedman, “Choosing a Name”, in Coming Close: A Novella and Three Stories as Alternative Autobiographies, page 168. From the entry knaidel
  • Turning the Vikings'¯ blitz against them, Westbrook took a screen pass from Donovan McNabb, then juked and scooted 71 yards for a touchdown.2009 January 5, Pat Borzi, “Eagles Elude Vikings, but Giants Stand in the Way”, in New York Times. From the entry juke
  • A perfectly dandy cartoon feature, “The Jungle Book,” scooted into local theaters yesterday just ahead of the big day, and it's ideal for the children.1967 December 23, “Disney ‘Jungle Book’ Arrives Just in Time”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry dandy
  • More maniacal laughter ensued as John quickly picked himself up off the floor and scooted on hands and knees back to a sitting position against the rough stone face.2013, Erik Yeager, The Narrow Road: A Pilgrim's Progress, page 89. From the entry pick oneself up off the floor
  • They scooted into a double seat near the rear and noticed that even with four people squeezed into the backbench, they had been lucky to find the last empty places.2003, Virginia Kreimeyer, Sins of the Fathers, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry backbench

Meaning of scoot

  1. noun A swift movement or trip.
  2. noun A sideways shuffling or sliding motion.
  3. noun A dollar.

Full definition of scoot

Questions about scoot in a sentence

How do you use scoot in a sentence?
Scoot is used as a noun and verb. For example: “You'd better scoot before my mother gets home and sees that broken window!”
What is a short sentence with scoot?
“a quick scoot to the supermarket”
What does scoot mean?
Scoot means a swift movement or trip.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scoot (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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