scoot
verb (used without object)
to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
is scooting
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present progressiveof scoot (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The last in a series of clipper systems is scooting across the Northeast.
From Fox News ● Dec. 2, 2021
But as you look more closely, you realize that water is scooting across the roughly textured surface like a wriggling family of salamanders.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2019
Now they’ve gone electric, so there’s no pretending the scooter bro is scooting for the cardio.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2018
Downing bombs down the right, and rolls a tasty ball inside for Ireland, who is scooting along the inside-right channel.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2010
"I think the 'old man' is scooting for cover."
From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Russell Doubleday
